Definition of SICKENING

sickening

Plural: sickenings

Verb

  • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
  • get sick
  • upset and make nauseated
  • make sick or ill
  • present participle and gerund of sicken

Adjective Satellite

  • causing or able to cause nausea
    • "a sickening stench"

Adj

  • Causing sickness or disgust.
  • Amazing, fantastic.

Noun

  • The act of making somebody sick.

Origin / Etymology

By surface analysis, sicken + -ing.

Synonyms

churn up, come down, disgust, loathsome, nauseate, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, queasy, revolt, sicken, turn one's stomach, vile

Scrabble Score: 16

sickening: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sickening: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sickening: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

sickening: valid Words With Friends Word