adj

sickening

SIHK-nihng

adj

Causing disgust, nausea, or revulsion.

"There was a sickening crunch as the car hit the barrier."

"The smell from the drains was truly sickening."

Informal: extremely impressive, in a way that provokes envy.

"She has a sickening amount of natural talent."

How to Use Sickening

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSo disgusting (or, informally, so impressively good) that it turns your stomach.

Common pairings

a sickening thud sickening violence

more sickening comparative, sickenings plural, most sickening superlative

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Formed from "sicken" plus the "-ing" ending.

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