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Feeling sick to one's stomach. Also: Feeling uncomfortable or uneasy.

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Usage examples (36)
  • I sometimes feel queasy when I take a boat trip on the ocean.
  • I'm not quite as sick as I was yesterday; I can drink tea without feeling sloshy and queasy, which is nice.
  • Yes, even a cupcake blogger can eat too many cupcakes in one day that she get queasy, which is what happened yesterday.
  • I, for one, have moved from opposition to kind of queasy ambivalence.
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