English Explanatory Dictionary

sickening

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of sicken
adj
  1. Causing sickness or disgust.
  2. Amazing, fantastic.
noun
  1. The act of making somebody sick.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/ En-au-sickening.ogg

Word forms

sickening more sickening most sickening sickenings

Etymology

By surface analysis, sicken + -ing.

Related words

loathsome disgusting abominable detestable hateful

Derived words

sickeningly sickeningness unsickening
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