as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out—can you get rid of it?
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Recent Examples of gross out
Despite the movie and Moore’s powerful feminist narrative, too many voters were grossed out by the body horror flick to put it over the top.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Some folks are grossed out by the body horror flick.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Others who were seemingly equally grossed out by the discovering, suggested the passenger travel with a few personal cleaning supplies.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The clip ended with a nod to Newhart, only this time, the hosts were grossed out by O’Connell sleeping in the buff.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Properly grossed out, the group wanders back to lunch.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
Jenna asked her husband, referencing the popular phrase meaning something that makes a person grossed out by another.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
They'll be entirely grossed out at the thought that something else got on them.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Despite the movie and Moore’s powerful feminist narrative, too many voters were grossed out by the body horror flick to put it over the top.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Some folks are grossed out by the body horror flick.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Others who were seemingly equally grossed out by the discovering, suggested the passenger travel with a few personal cleaning supplies.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The clip ended with a nod to Newhart, only this time, the hosts were grossed out by O’Connell sleeping in the buff.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Properly grossed out, the group wanders back to lunch.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
Jenna asked her husband, referencing the popular phrase meaning something that makes a person grossed out by another.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
They'll be entirely grossed out at the thought that something else got on them.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Despite the movie and Moore’s powerful feminist narrative, too many voters were grossed out by the body horror flick to put it over the top.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gross out
Verb
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Vara, like many of her readers, is both enchanted by the web and disgusted with the companies that control it.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The judge, though disgusted at her antics, still stands firm in his decision to give the prosecution access to those records because the reports about the divorce are still accessible to the jury.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As Saxon and Lochlan try to decipher what happened between them, we are asked to think about why we’re aroused (or repulsed) by it.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
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Even as the Russians massed forces and achieved a three-to-one advantage in troops in Kursk late last year, the Ukrainians held on—deploying mines, drones and artillery to repeatedly repulse Russian mechanized assaults.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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About 70 people have been sickened by bird flu, mainly poultry and dairy workers, CDC data shows.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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So far there have been no children sickened in connection to the recall, the federal agency is reporting.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Still, there is plenty here that should appall both Democrats and Republicans.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Gross out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gross%20out. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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