feel sick
idiom
1
US
: to feel ill
2
: to feel like vomiting
After eating a whole plate of cookies, I felt sick.
3
US
: to feel very upset
I feel sick about what happened.
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Holiday gatherings could include someone just recovering from the flu, or someone beginning to feel sick.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Lastly, anyone starting to feel sick should consider skipping the Christmas or New Year’s gathering.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Liam O’Neal, a 24-year-old with Type 1 diabetes from the Nashville area, first began to feel sick in October, his mother, Amy O’Neal, told WTVF.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Most people who are infected with West Nile virus don't feel sick, according to the CDC.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Lastly, anyone starting to feel sick should consider skipping the Christmas or New Year’s gathering.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Liam O’Neal, a 24-year-old with Type 1 diabetes from the Nashville area, first began to feel sick in October, his mother, Amy O’Neal, told WTVF.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Most people who are infected with West Nile virus don't feel sick, according to the CDC.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Feel sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20sick. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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