- sicken for
- begin to show symptoms of (a particular illness).→ sicken
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
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sicken for — To show early symptoms of • • • Main Entry: ↑sick … Useful english dictionary
sicken — ► VERB 1) make disgusted or appalled. 2) become ill. 3) (sicken for) begin to show symptoms of (an illness). 4) (sickening) informal very irritating or annoying. DERIVATIVES sickeningly adverb … English terms dictionary
sicken — verb 1》 become disgusted or appalled. ↘[as adjective sickening] informal very irritating or annoying. ↘archaic feel disgust or horror. 2》 become ill. ↘(sicken for) begin to show symptoms of (a particular illness). Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
sicken — sick|en [ˈsıkən] v 1.) [T] to make you feel shocked and angry, especially because you strongly disapprove of something = ↑disgust ▪ The thought of such cruelty sickened her. ▪ All decent people should be sickened by such a pointless waste of life … Dictionary of contemporary English
sicken — UK [ˈsɪkən] / US verb Word forms sicken : present tense I/you/we/they sicken he/she/it sickens present participle sickening past tense sickened past participle sickened 1) [transitive] if something sickens you, it shocks you and makes you feel… … English dictionary
sicken — verb 1 (T) to make you feel shocked and angry, especially because you strongly disapprove of something: The idea of organized dog fights sickens me. | All decent people should be sickened by such a pointless waste of lives. 2 be sickening for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sicken — v. 1 tr. affect with loathing or disgust. 2 intr. a (often foll. by for) show symptoms of illness (is sickening for measles). b (often foll. by at, or to + infin.) feel nausea or disgust (he sickened at the sight). 3 (as sickening adj.) a… … Useful english dictionary
be sickening for — Brit informal : to be starting to have or suffer from (an illness) I ve been sneezing all day. I must be sickening for something. • • • Main Entry: ↑sicken … Useful english dictionary
be sickening for something — british spoken phrase to start to become ill Thesaurus: to have or develop an illness or symptomsynonym Main entry: sicken … Useful english dictionary
sickeningly — sicken ► VERB 1) make disgusted or appalled. 2) become ill. 3) (sicken for) begin to show symptoms of (an illness). 4) (sickening) informal very irritating or annoying. DERIVATIVES sickeningly adverb … English terms dictionary
