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nauseating

adjective (nauseating; more nauseating); verb form (present participle of nauseate: nauseate, nauseates, nauseated, nauseating)

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

Everyday

  1. Making you feel sick, as if you might vomit. tree →
  2. (informal) Very annoying or unpleasant, as in "nauseating showing-off". tree →

In the lessons

Used about smells, sights, motion (a nauseating boat trip) and in health; in everyday talk and stories it is used for something so unpleasant it makes you feel sick, even if not really. Phrases: "a nauseating smell".

Examples

  • The smell from the bin was nauseating. tree →
  • The rollercoaster was so fast it was nauseating. tree →
  • Reading in the car can be nauseating. tree →
  • His bragging was nauseating. tree →
  • The rotten eggs gave off a nauseating stink. tree →
  • Some medicines have nauseating side effects. tree →
  • The boat rocked in a nauseating way. tree →

Note

From "nausea" (feeling sick). Spelling: nau-se-at-ing. "Nauseous" means feeling sick ("I feel nauseous") in everyday use.

On Mova

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