sickening
adjective
sick·en·ing
ˈsi-kə-niŋ 
ˈsik-niŋ
: causing sickness or disgust
a sickening odor
a sickening display
Examples of sickening in a Sentence
a sickening display of selfishness
We heard the squeal of brakes and a sickening thud.
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The sickening moment of Kirk's murder was captured on video and has been viewed by tens of millions of people.
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Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
One newspaper here calling the summit, sickening, shameful, and, in the end, useless.
—ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
The practice is one of a sickening array of battlefield mistreatments recorded on video either by Ukrainian surveillance drones or Russian servicemen and then circulated on social media.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Especially when his head gave a sickening whirl, blackening for a second, and his limbs seized again.
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Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
One newspaper here calling the summit, sickening, shameful, and, in the end, useless.
—ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
The practice is one of a sickening array of battlefield mistreatments recorded on video either by Ukrainian surveillance drones or Russian servicemen and then circulated on social media.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Especially when his head gave a sickening whirl, blackening for a second, and his limbs seized again.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sickening
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“Sickening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickening. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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sickening
adjective
sick·en·ing
ˈsik-(ə-)niŋ
: causing sickness or nausea
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