nauseating

Variant of nauseate

nauseate definition

nau·se·ate (-s̸hē āt′, -z̸hē-; -sē-, -zē-)

transitive verb nauseated -·at′·ed, nauseating -·at′·ing

  1. to cause to feel nausea; make sick
  2. Rare to feel nausea at; loathe

Etymology: < L nauseatus, pp. of nauseare, to be seasick: see nausea

intransitive verb

to feel nausea; become sick

Related Forms:

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