Used in a Sentence

nauseous

How to use nauseous in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for nauseous.

Editorial note

Last year, my daughter caught a stomach bug and for a few days woke up each morning nauseous.

Examples12
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nauseous gathered in one view.

adjective

causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

adjective

feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nauseous.

Example sentences

1

Last year, my daughter caught a stomach bug and for a few days woke up each morning nauseous.

2

I don't know if it's because I ate guláš for lunch, but the custom scroll effect on this site makes me feel nauseous.

3

If I watch a few more, I begin to feel a little uneasy, and eventually nauseous.

4

Anyhow, the point is, I distinctly remember him saying that he got nauseous when he removed his visor.

5

Personally I feel nauseous at your callous description:'He will pull out his gun and kill the poor unsuspecting first soul.

6

I understand you probably get nauseous every time you run in to someone from Lightbank, but we could really use you here.

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Nauseated is used more widely than nauseous in sense 2.-- Merriam-Webster

8

Use of nauseous in sense 1 is much more often figurative than literal, and this use appears to be losing ground to nauseating.

9

We took her to her pediatrician and were surprised to find out that "waking up nauseous" is a Big Deal; it can be a neurological symptom.

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Then you get your first migraine headache and as you're sitting there in the dark feeling nauseous and miserable you suddenly think to yourself "oh, this is what my friends were talking about!

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At the low points, when the stress was making me continually nauseous, I remember staring out my back window into the yard daydreaming about what it would be like to tell Erin we were selling and the stress was over.

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Current evidence shows these facts: nauseous is most frequently used to mean physically affected with nausea, usually after a linking verb such as feel or become; figurative use is quite a bit less frequent.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nauseous in a sentence?

Last year, my daughter caught a stomach bug and for a few days woke up each morning nauseous.

What does nauseous mean?

causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

What part of speech is nauseous?

nauseous is commonly used as adjective.