grossed out; grossing out; grosses out
: to offend, insult, or disgust by something gross
Examples of gross-out in a Sentence
Verb
that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out—can you get rid of it?
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
The gross-out fairy tale is one of the few horror flicks to be recognized by the Academy Awards in categories beyond makeup (though it was deservedly nominated there, too).
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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
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Noun
The actress instead battles endless dead air in this sloppy metaphor for grief — a supernatural misfire that’s peppered with gross-out gags and jump-scares that are uncomfortable but rarely compelling.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
The gross-out fairy tale is one of the few horror flicks to be recognized by the Academy Awards in categories beyond makeup (though it was deservedly nominated there, too).
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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
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“Gross-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross-out. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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