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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Many people with babesiosis don’t feel sick or have symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but some may experience flu-like symptoms such as a fever, chills, sweating, body aches, appetite loss, nausea or fatigue.
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Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
Many individuals with babesiosis have no symptoms and do not feel sick, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
According to prosecutors, the elder Pattersons and Wilkinsons started to feel sick that evening, with diarrhea and vomiting throughout the night.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 May 2025
Typically, during the replication and spread of the virus, the child does not feel sick.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
Many individuals with babesiosis have no symptoms and do not feel sick, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
According to prosecutors, the elder Pattersons and Wilkinsons started to feel sick that evening, with diarrhea and vomiting throughout the night.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 May 2025
Typically, during the replication and spread of the virus, the child does not feel sick.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feel sick
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“Feel sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20sick. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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