- present participle of sicken.
sickening
Example Sentences
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And I would be living within walking distance of a sickening number of farmers markets.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
A sickening injury to England's Gabriel Langton overshadowed his team's silver medal in the men's team gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Oshea Orchid, a local lawyer, filed the first class-action lawsuit in 2023 against the operators of the county’s second-largest landfill, alleging the fumes were sickening her neighbors, causing headaches and heart palpitations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Its sickening soapy scent drifted up toward my nose as I nervously followed Joe to his table.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
