violently ill

idiom

US
: so nauseated so as to cause one to vomit
He became violently ill.

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And Star got violently ill before going to our first immunity challenge. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025 René Brar, Canada, 2024 Three exhausted sisters attempt to euthanize their violently ill mother on a remote island. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025 Say, for example, just feeing a bit 'off' rather than violently ill. New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025 Authorities said that without her medicine, Giselle quickly began feeling violently ill, WFTV and FOX 35 Orlando reported, citing unspecified court documents. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for violently ill

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“Violently ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violently%20ill. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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