- present participle of nauseate.
nauseating
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We’re all paying the nauseating price now, and anyone who paved the way is complicit.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
There are flies, rats and, if the wind shifts every so slightly, a waft of thick, nauseating air from the warehouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A cloud of smoke hung over the town of Ille-sur-Tet, where residents described the nauseating smell of burning.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
It was infested with rats and cockroaches, and smelt "nauseating".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
As Jack watched with horror, the dent slowly pushed back out with a nauseating pop.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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