sickening

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sicken

adj

1. Causing sickness or disgust.

   “sickening cruelty”

   “sickening toxic fumes”

2. Amazing, fantastic.

   “Richard Cranium does sickening stuff (if your budget permits), stones from Charles Brennan and lots of imagination.”

   “Latrice lives every day by her mantra, “It’s OK to make mistakes. It’s OK to fall down. Get up, look sickening, and make them eat it!” Translation: rise above your downfalls in life, and always look amazing while dismissing the haters.”

   “Back with the seventh season next March 2nd, RuPaul’s Drag Race promises to gather fans and followers in front of the computer to watch the new competition to crown the most sickening queen.”

noun

1. The act of making somebody sick.

   “In the Northeast, one porcini look-alike has been implicated in several sickenings. It is Boletus huronensis, and though some guides call it edible, there have been a few cases of people becoming sickened following a meal of this mushroom.”