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# sicken

verb (sicken, sickens, sickened, sickening)

«sicken» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To make someone feel shocked, disgusted or very upset, as if they might be sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#m1)
2. To start to become ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#m2)
3. «Sicken of» something (old-fashioned) — to become tired of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and news «it sickens me» shows strong disgust at cruelty or unfairness; «sickening» describes a horrible crash, sound or smell. Older stories say an animal or child «began to sicken» before falling ill. In everyday talk «a sickening goal» means a very disappointing one for the losing team.

### Examples

- The cruelty to the dog sickened everyone who saw it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#x1)
- The calf began to sicken and would not eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#x2)
- It sickens me when people drop litter in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#x3)
- There was a sickening crash as the car hit the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#x4)
- The smell of rotten eggs sickened us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#x5)
- After a week of rain, we sickened of staying indoors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#x6)
- We lost to a sickening goal in the last minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#x7)
- The sickening smell made him faint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb. Adjective «sickening» (very unpleasant). It is stronger than «annoy». Not the same as «to be sick» (to vomit) or «to feel sick».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sicken» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sicken/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sicken» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sicken.html) on Mova free.