violently ill

idiom

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

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Two days later, Amaya became violently ill, shivering with high temperatures and crying constantly. Rick Jervis, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026 In desperation, some people drank seawater and became violently ill, or dehydrated. Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2025 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 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 31 Jan. 2026.

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