Sickening Meaning
/ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpresent participle and gerund of sicken
adjCausing sickness or disgust.
Sentence Examples
Experience the sickening knotting of the stomach.
The vanilla in my chicken soup is sickening.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The smell of the rotting garbage was so ____ that people covered their noses.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The smell of rotting garbage in the heat of the summer was absolutely ____ to anyone walking by.
Word Origin & History
By surface analysis, sicken + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Richard Cranium does sickening stuff (if your budget permits), stones from Charles Brennan and lots of imagination."
— 2014, The Infamous Todd Kachinski Kottmeier, Drag King Guide: So You Want to Be a Male Impersonator, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 188:
"Latrice lives every day by her mantra, “It’s OK to make mistakes. It’s OK to fall down. Get up, look sickening, and make them eat it!” Translation: rise above your downfalls in life, and always look amazing while dismissing the haters."
— 2016, Juackie Huba, Shelly Stewart Kronbergs, Fiercely You: Be Fabulous and Confident by Thinking Like a Drag Queen, Berret-Koehler, →ISBN:
"Back with the seventh season next March 2nd, RuPaul’s Drag Race promises to gather fans and followers in front of the computer to watch the new competition to crown the most sickening queen."
— 2017, Mayka Castellando, Heitor Leal Machado, “‘Please come to Brazil!’ The practices of RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Brazilian fandom”, in Niall Brennan, David Gudelunas, editors, RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Shifting Visibility of Drag Culture, Springer, →ISBN, page 172:
"In the Northeast, one porcini look-alike has been implicated in several sickenings. It is Boletus huronensis, and though some guides call it edible, there have been a few cases of people becoming sickened following a meal of this mushroom."
— 2010, Greg A. Marley, Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The smell of the rotting garbage was so ____ that people covered their noses.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The smell of rotting garbage in the heat of the summer was absolutely ____ to anyone walking by.