Sickening (Adjective)
Meaning
Causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The rotten food emitted a sickening stench that filled the entire kitchen.
- She had a sickening feeling in her stomach as she walked through the crowded and unsanitary streets.
- The news of the massive oil spill and its devastating effects on marine life was truly sickening.
- After eating the spoiled meat, he was hit with a sickening wave of nausea that sent him rushing to the bathroom.
- The thought of consuming the disgusting and foul-tasting medicine was sickening to her.