scenes of sickening violence
For a sickening moment, his hand slipped on the rope.
a sickeningly handsome man
English dictionary. 2014.
Sickening — Sick en*ing, a. Causing sickness; specif., causing surfeit or disgust; nauseating. {Sick en*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sickening — index heinous, loathsome, objectionable, odious, offensive (offending), repulsive, unsavory Burto … Law dictionary
sickening — (adj.) causing revulsion, 1789, from prp. of SICKEN (Cf. sicken). Related: Sickeningly … Etymology dictionary
sickening — [adj] disgusting, awful diseased, distasteful, foul, gross*, icky*, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, putrid, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, stinking, stomach turning, tainted; concepts 529,571 Ant. delightful … New thesaurus
sickening — [sik′əniŋ] adj. 1. causing sickness or nausea 2. disgusting or revolting sickeningly adv … English World dictionary
sickening — sick|en|ing [ˈsıkənıŋ, ˈsıknıŋ] adj 1.) very shocking, annoying, or upsetting = ↑disgusting ▪ Police described it as a sickening racial attack. ▪ their sickening hypocrisy it is sickening that ▪ It is sickening that human beings have done this to … Dictionary of contemporary English
sickening — adjective 1 very shocking, annoying, or upsetting; disgusting: Local police said it was one of the most sickening attacks they had come across. | their sickening hypocrisy 2 a sickening thud/crash an unpleasant sound that makes you think someone… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sickening — adj. sickening to + inf. (it was sickening to watch them bicker constantly) * * * [ sɪkənɪŋ] sickening to + inf. (it was sickening to watch them bicker constantly) … Combinatory dictionary
sickening — sick|en|ing [ sıkənıŋ ] adjective something sickening is so unpleasant that it shocks or upsets you: scenes of sickening violence a. used about something that makes you feel so nervous that you feel slightly sick: For a sickening moment, his hand … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sickening — [[t]sɪ̱kənɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED You describe something as sickening when it gives you feelings of horror or disgust, or makes you feel sick in your stomach. This was a sickening attack on a pregnant and defenceless woman... He described the Foreign… … English dictionary
