sickening
adjective
sick·en·ing
ˈsi-kə-niŋ 
ˈsik-niŋ
: causing sickness or disgust
a sickening odor
a sickening display
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a sickening display of selfishness
We heard the squeal of brakes and a sickening thud.
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What was sickening about being there in person was watching the Trump fans around me and realizing that there was nothing shocking about it to them.
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
Next she was wrenched the other way in a sickening, 180° roll, and one of the crew members tumbled down the almost-vertical deck and vanished in the sea.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Once, twice… and then her scalp peeled away with a sickening, wet sucking sound.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The way Rusty oscillates between honesty and omission is disorienting, almost sickening.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 June 2024
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
Next she was wrenched the other way in a sickening, 180° roll, and one of the crew members tumbled down the almost-vertical deck and vanished in the sea.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Once, twice… and then her scalp peeled away with a sickening, wet sucking sound.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The way Rusty oscillates between honesty and omission is disorienting, almost sickening.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 June 2024
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“Sickening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickening. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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sickening
adjective
sick·en·ing
ˈsik-(ə-)niŋ
: causing sickness or nausea
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