Definition of sickening in English:

sickening

adjective ˈsɪkənɪŋˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ

1Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust.
引起呕吐的；令人厌恶的
a sickening stench of blood
令人恶心的血腥味。
she hit the ground with a sickening thud
她倒在地上，发出了令人难受的砰的一声。
Example sentencesExamples
- The width of the pavement plus about six inches, as Matt and the cart hit the fence about halfway up with a sickening, bone-crunching thud.
- I winced each time it came down with a sickening thud into the gory mass.
- Fear washed over her again, with a sickening nausea too.
- These buildings had produced the most sickening and horrific ashes and smoke in existence, and now they were where the thief was hiding.
- Coun Irwin said he was ‘horrified’ when he discovered the sickening material on the parish council's site.
- But it keeps coming away in his hands and he has a sickening feeling of horror that he may be causing grave and unthinkable damage, so he just guiltily muddles it up into a ball.
- His was gaping desperately, taking in huge lungfuls of air, a sickening wheezing sound coming out through his mouth.
- I bit back the urge to scream, as the wind whistled past my face and I braced myself for a sickening thud and terrible landing.
- At least a dozen times over the past two years I've heard the sickening thud and tortured tire screech that signals a fresh wreck at the intersection.
- A sickening thud came from the direction of the tower.
- Suddenly, there's a bright yellow flash, a sickening thud as the shock waves explode and shards of glass scream past your face.
- With the club poised to go out of business on January 18 unless a new owner can be found, the sickening injury left Brass fearful he may have played his last game for the club.
- He grinned at this, though my heart gave a sickening little fearful lurch.
- The scream was followed by the sickening sensation of falling and she desperately braced herself.
- Smashing their way in, officers were met with a sickening stench and dead bluebottles covering the stairs.
- Where in the chart was the horrendous road accident, the sickening collision of metal and concrete?
- The sickening stench of blood hit him like a tidal wave.
- The limp body fell to the ground with a sickening thud, splattering blood all over the road.
- A bereaved couple have been left devastated after their stillborn baby's grave was destroyed in a sickening arson attack.
- When a family loses someone close, all they have is the grave, it's their only comfort and it's a sickening thought that people out there are ruining graves.
Synonyms
nauseating, stomach-turning, stomach-churning, repulsive, revolting, disgusting, repellent, repugnant, appalling, abominable, hideous, horrible, awful, dreadful, terrible, obnoxious, nauseous, vile, nasty, foul, loathsome, offensive, objectionable, off-putting, distasteful, disagreeable, uninviting
abhorrent, despicable, reprehensible, contemptible, odious, heinous, obscene, hateful, execrable
gruesome, grisly
North American vomitous
informal sick-making, ghastly, putrid, horrid, God-awful, gross, gut-churning, yucky, icky, cringe-making
British informal beastly
Northern Irish informal bogging
North American informal skanky
literary noisome
archaic disgustful, loathly
rare rebarbative
1. 1.1informal Causing great annoyance or disappointment.
  it is sickening to think we had done enough to win and then had to leave with nothing
  Example sentencesExamples
  Perhaps the most sickening fact is that they have been able to frighten a small number of our older people into believing that they will not be able to afford to pay for vital services.

Derivatives

sickeningly

adverbˈsɪkənɪŋliˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋli

The pressure will be unbearable, the stakes sickeningly high.
Example sentencesExamples
- Burnard's sentences roll across the pages like molasses, slow and often sickeningly sweet.
- It was a sickeningly hot summer, leading to disease which, combined with malnutrition, took a heavy toll on Napoleon's troops.
- It's maddeningly, sickeningly and disgustingly humid over here.
- He can be cute, and funny, but he never crosses the line into sickeningly cute or over-the-top adorable.

Definition of sickening in US English:

sickening

adjectiveˈsik(ə)niNGˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ

1Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust.
引起呕吐的；令人厌恶的
a sickening stench of blood
令人恶心的血腥味。
she hit the ground with a sickening thud
她倒在地上，发出了令人难受的砰的一声。
Example sentencesExamples
- The limp body fell to the ground with a sickening thud, splattering blood all over the road.
- The scream was followed by the sickening sensation of falling and she desperately braced herself.
- I bit back the urge to scream, as the wind whistled past my face and I braced myself for a sickening thud and terrible landing.
- He grinned at this, though my heart gave a sickening little fearful lurch.
- His was gaping desperately, taking in huge lungfuls of air, a sickening wheezing sound coming out through his mouth.
- Suddenly, there's a bright yellow flash, a sickening thud as the shock waves explode and shards of glass scream past your face.
- When a family loses someone close, all they have is the grave, it's their only comfort and it's a sickening thought that people out there are ruining graves.
- I winced each time it came down with a sickening thud into the gory mass.
- Where in the chart was the horrendous road accident, the sickening collision of metal and concrete?
- A sickening thud came from the direction of the tower.
- Smashing their way in, officers were met with a sickening stench and dead bluebottles covering the stairs.
- At least a dozen times over the past two years I've heard the sickening thud and tortured tire screech that signals a fresh wreck at the intersection.
- Fear washed over her again, with a sickening nausea too.
- Coun Irwin said he was ‘horrified’ when he discovered the sickening material on the parish council's site.
- The width of the pavement plus about six inches, as Matt and the cart hit the fence about halfway up with a sickening, bone-crunching thud.
- A bereaved couple have been left devastated after their stillborn baby's grave was destroyed in a sickening arson attack.
- But it keeps coming away in his hands and he has a sickening feeling of horror that he may be causing grave and unthinkable damage, so he just guiltily muddles it up into a ball.
- These buildings had produced the most sickening and horrific ashes and smoke in existence, and now they were where the thief was hiding.
- With the club poised to go out of business on January 18 unless a new owner can be found, the sickening injury left Brass fearful he may have played his last game for the club.
- The sickening stench of blood hit him like a tidal wave.
Synonyms
nauseating, stomach-turning, stomach-churning, repulsive, revolting, disgusting, repellent, repugnant, appalling, abominable, hideous, horrible, awful, dreadful, terrible, obnoxious, nauseous, vile, nasty, foul, loathsome, offensive, objectionable, off-putting, distasteful, disagreeable, uninviting
1. 1.1informal Causing irritation or annoyance.
  〈非正式〉令人恼怒的；烦人的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Perhaps the most sickening fact is that they have been able to frighten a small number of our older people into believing that they will not be able to afford to pay for vital services.

单词	sickening
释义	Definition of sickening in English: sickening adjective ˈsɪkənɪŋˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ 1Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust. 引起呕吐的；令人厌恶的 a sickening stench of blood 令人恶心的血腥味。 she hit the ground with a sickening thud 她倒在地上，发出了令人难受的砰的一声。 Example sentencesExamples The width of the pavement plus about six inches, as Matt and the cart hit the fence about halfway up with a sickening, bone-crunching thud. I winced each time it came down with a sickening thud into the gory mass. Fear washed over her again, with a sickening nausea too. These buildings had produced the most sickening and horrific ashes and smoke in existence, and now they were where the thief was hiding. Coun Irwin said he was ‘horrified’ when he discovered the sickening material on the parish council's site. But it keeps coming away in his hands and he has a sickening feeling of horror that he may be causing grave and unthinkable damage, so he just guiltily muddles it up into a ball. His was gaping desperately, taking in huge lungfuls of air, a sickening wheezing sound coming out through his mouth. I bit back the urge to scream, as the wind whistled past my face and I braced myself for a sickening thud and terrible landing. At least a dozen times over the past two years I've heard the sickening thud and tortured tire screech that signals a fresh wreck at the intersection. A sickening thud came from the direction of the tower. Suddenly, there's a bright yellow flash, a sickening thud as the shock waves explode and shards of glass scream past your face. With the club poised to go out of business on January 18 unless a new owner can be found, the sickening injury left Brass fearful he may have played his last game for the club. He grinned at this, though my heart gave a sickening little fearful lurch. The scream was followed by the sickening sensation of falling and she desperately braced herself. Smashing their way in, officers were met with a sickening stench and dead bluebottles covering the stairs. Where in the chart was the horrendous road accident, the sickening collision of metal and concrete? The sickening stench of blood hit him like a tidal wave. The limp body fell to the ground with a sickening thud, splattering blood all over the road. A bereaved couple have been left devastated after their stillborn baby's grave was destroyed in a sickening arson attack. When a family loses someone close, all they have is the grave, it's their only comfort and it's a sickening thought that people out there are ruining graves. Synonyms nauseating, stomach-turning, stomach-churning, repulsive, revolting, disgusting, repellent, repugnant, appalling, abominable, hideous, horrible, awful, dreadful, terrible, obnoxious, nauseous, vile, nasty, foul, loathsome, offensive, objectionable, off-putting, distasteful, disagreeable, uninviting abhorrent, despicable, reprehensible, contemptible, odious, heinous, obscene, hateful, execrable gruesome, grisly North American vomitous informal sick-making, ghastly, putrid, horrid, God-awful, gross, gut-churning, yucky, icky, cringe-making British informal beastly Northern Irish informal bogging North American informal skanky literary noisome archaic disgustful, loathly rare rebarbative 1.1informal Causing great annoyance or disappointment. it is sickening to think we had done enough to win and then had to leave with nothing Example sentencesExamples Perhaps the most sickening fact is that they have been able to frighten a small number of our older people into believing that they will not be able to afford to pay for vital services. Derivatives sickeningly adverbˈsɪkənɪŋliˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋli The pressure will be unbearable, the stakes sickeningly high. Example sentencesExamples Burnard's sentences roll across the pages like molasses, slow and often sickeningly sweet. It was a sickeningly hot summer, leading to disease which, combined with malnutrition, took a heavy toll on Napoleon's troops. It's maddeningly, sickeningly and disgustingly humid over here. He can be cute, and funny, but he never crosses the line into sickeningly cute or over-the-top adorable. Definition of sickening in US English: sickening adjectiveˈsik(ə)niNGˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ 1Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust. 引起呕吐的；令人厌恶的 a sickening stench of blood 令人恶心的血腥味。 she hit the ground with a sickening thud 她倒在地上，发出了令人难受的砰的一声。 Example sentencesExamples The limp body fell to the ground with a sickening thud, splattering blood all over the road. The scream was followed by the sickening sensation of falling and she desperately braced herself. I bit back the urge to scream, as the wind whistled past my face and I braced myself for a sickening thud and terrible landing. He grinned at this, though my heart gave a sickening little fearful lurch. His was gaping desperately, taking in huge lungfuls of air, a sickening wheezing sound coming out through his mouth. Suddenly, there's a bright yellow flash, a sickening thud as the shock waves explode and shards of glass scream past your face. When a family loses someone close, all they have is the grave, it's their only comfort and it's a sickening thought that people out there are ruining graves. I winced each time it came down with a sickening thud into the gory mass. Where in the chart was the horrendous road accident, the sickening collision of metal and concrete? A sickening thud came from the direction of the tower. Smashing their way in, officers were met with a sickening stench and dead bluebottles covering the stairs. At least a dozen times over the past two years I've heard the sickening thud and tortured tire screech that signals a fresh wreck at the intersection. Fear washed over her again, with a sickening nausea too. Coun Irwin said he was ‘horrified’ when he discovered the sickening material on the parish council's site. The width of the pavement plus about six inches, as Matt and the cart hit the fence about halfway up with a sickening, bone-crunching thud. A bereaved couple have been left devastated after their stillborn baby's grave was destroyed in a sickening arson attack. But it keeps coming away in his hands and he has a sickening feeling of horror that he may be causing grave and unthinkable damage, so he just guiltily muddles it up into a ball. These buildings had produced the most sickening and horrific ashes and smoke in existence, and now they were where the thief was hiding. With the club poised to go out of business on January 18 unless a new owner can be found, the sickening injury left Brass fearful he may have played his last game for the club. The sickening stench of blood hit him like a tidal wave. Synonyms nauseating, stomach-turning, stomach-churning, repulsive, revolting, disgusting, repellent, repugnant, appalling, abominable, hideous, horrible, awful, dreadful, terrible, obnoxious, nauseous, vile, nasty, foul, loathsome, offensive, objectionable, off-putting, distasteful, disagreeable, uninviting 1.1informal Causing irritation or annoyance. 〈非正式〉令人恼怒的；烦人的 Example sentencesExamples Perhaps the most sickening fact is that they have been able to frighten a small number of our older people into believing that they will not be able to afford to pay for vital services.
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