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sickens

sickens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sicken.

Meaning of sicken

Verb

sicken (third-person singular simple present sickens, present participle sickening, simple past and past participle sickened)

  1. (transitive) To make ill.
    • The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.
  2. (intransitive) To become ill.
    • I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.
  3. (transitive) To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
    • His arrogant behaviour sickens me.
  4. To lower the standing of.
    • Whenever I get booed by opposition fans it only makes me more determined to sicken them.2007, Euan Reedie, Alan Shearer: Portrait Of A Legend - Captain Fantastic, →ISBN
  5. (intransitive) To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
    • Mine eyes did sicken at the sight.1607, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
  6. (intransitive) To become disgusting or tedious.
    • The toiling pleasure sickens into pain.1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village

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Questions about sickens

What is sickens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sickens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sicken.

Words near sickens in the dictionary

  1. sickeneth
  2. sickening
  3. sickeningly
  4. sickeningness
  5. sickenings
  6. sickens
  7. sicker
  8. sickered
  9. sickering
  10. sickerly
  11. sickerness

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