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[ adjective ] causing or able to cause nausea

Synonyms

loathsome nauseous noisome offensive vile nauseating

Examples

"a nauseating smell" "nauseous offal" "a sickening stench"

Related terms

unwholesome

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Rhymes with

quickening thickening sinning repositioning envisioning positioning weakening commissioning partitioning conditioning cunning seasoning thickening inning listening summoning reckoning christening glistening stiffening thickening quickening reasoning thickening slackening awakening likening blackening cushioning spinning darkening sinning malfunctioning sanctioning functioning deepening sweetening inning coarsening disillusioning fashioning rationing vacationing lengthening reckoning envisioning spinning saddening counting softening screening shunning listening scanning unquestioning questioning deadening stunning winning leavening deafening pinning lessening threatening pinning winning stiffening stiffening counting caning apportioning sanctioning signing seasoning weakening beginning meaning evening opening poisoning thinning glistening stunning declining disappointing reclining christening shunning running grinning strengthening lengthening cleaning scanning cunning kenning sweetening ripening heightening loosening maddening fattening lightening blackening frightening hastening enlightening tightening fastening happening worsening determining broadening widening leaning weaning grinning housecleaning clowning listening stiffening printing printing crowning designing signing disheartening heartening dampening caning hardening gardening shortening kenning swooning stoning staining softening saddening darkening shining christening accounting glistening screening dissenting sweetening consenting greening meaning convening adjoining demeaning leaning evening weaning repositioning conditioning unreasoning reasoning yawning positioning partitioning awning commissioning refining housecleaning imprinting coarsening assigning ballooning concerning defining deepening softening saddening cushioning mining shining yearning yawning reckoning imprinting discerning aligning assigning concerning regaining beginning worsening cleaning malfunctioning sweetening deepening hastening cloning christening lessening functioning questioning

Phonetic and Homophones

S IH1 K N IH0 NG
S IH1 K AH0 N IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

sickeningly signing

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