sickening
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SICKENING
[more sickening; most sickening]
1
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causing you to feel sick
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a sickening [=nauseating] odor/stench
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We had reached a sickening [=dizzying] height.
2
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causing a strong feeling of disgust
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a sickening display of selfishness
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sickening cruelty
3
of a sound
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causing great concern especially because someone or something may have been badly harmed
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We heard the squeal of brakes and a sickening thud/crash.
— sickeningly
adverb-
The cake was sickeningly sweet.
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a sickeningly familiar pattern of behavior
