sicken
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
sickens;
sickened;
sickening
sickens;
sickened;
sickening
Britannica Dictionary definition of SICKEN
1
somewhat formal
:
to become sick or to cause (someone) to become sick
[no object]
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Many people sickened and died on the long voyage.
[+ object]
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The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village.
2
[+ object]
:
to cause (someone) to feel disgusted or angry
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We were sickened by the reports of violence.
be sickening for
British, informal
:
to be starting to have or suffer from (an illness)
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I've been sneezing all day. I must be sickening for something.
sicken of
[phrasal verb]
sicken of (something)
US
:
to lose interest in (something) because you have had too much of it
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He soon sickened of [=got sick of] busy city life and moved out to the country.
