Sicken - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɪkən|  American pronunciation of the word sicken
Brit.  |ˈsɪk(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word sicken

verb

- cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of (syn: disgust, nauseate, revolt)
The pornographic pictures sickened us
- get sick (syn: come down)
- upset and make nauseated (syn: nauseate)
The mold on the food sickened the diners
- make sick or ill
This kind of food sickens me

Extra examples

Many people sickened and died on the long voyage.

The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village.

We were sickened by the reports of violence.

She's not usually in such low spirits, perhaps she's sickening for something.

Don't show me your wound, I sicken at the sight of blood.

He sickened at the thought.

He was sickened by the smell.

I was sickened to see how Papa behaved.

He sickened of business and quit.

At last I sickened of her rudeness and asked her to leave my house.

The thought of such cruelty sickened her.

All decent people should be sickened by such a pointless waste of life.

The older people just sickened and died as food supplies ran low.

The pornographic pictures sickened us

The mold on the food sickened the diners

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sicken
he/she/it: sickens
present participle: sickening
past tense: sickened
past participle: sickened
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