sicken

«sicken» in Mova's school dictionary: To make someone feel shocked, disgusted or very upset, as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (sicken, sickens, sickened, sickening)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make someone feel shocked, disgusted or very upset, as if they might be sick. tree →

2) To start to become ill. tree →

3) «Sicken of» something (old-fashioned) — to become tired of it. tree →

sense 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 →
• The calf began to sicken and would not eat. tree →
• It sickens me when people drop litter in the park. tree →
• There was a sickening crash as the car hit the wall. tree →
• The smell of rotten eggs sickened us. tree →
• After a week of rain, we sickened of staying indoors. tree →
• We lost to a sickening goal in the last minute. tree →
• The sickening smell made him faint. tree →

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».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sicken» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.