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stomach-churning

[ stuhm-uhk-chur-ning ]

adjective

  1. causing nausea.
  2. causing a queasy feeling in one’s stomach, as from anxiety, anger, or disgust:

    The car accident was a stomach-churning sight.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of stomach-churning1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

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They were met with a stomach-churning vista of death, a torrid panorama of human suffering.

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And though Episode 3 has fewer sophisticated visual tricks than the other hour-long installments, it boasts small, almost indistinguishable details that enhance the stomach-churning spectacle.

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Adra’s speech came just days after Donald Trump posted a stomach-churning AI video of what a Trump “resort” in Gaza might look like.

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“We raced across town amidst fallen trees on the freeway to the safety of our dear friend’s place, got the kids down, and then I raced to Target to grab a litter box and some water, impulsively refreshing the watch duty app over and over. As we did all night. Over and over. Watching the evacuation zone narrow in on our little 8-block radius. It took until 4 a.m. for it to turn red. All the while, tossing and turning with a stomach-churning anxiety I’ve never experienced before.”

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She presumes, possibly incorrectly, that these senators felt “stomach-churning self-loathing” at going along with Trump’s decree.

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