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
The clip ended with a nod to Newhart, only this time, the hosts were grossed out by O’Connell sleeping in the buff.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Properly grossed out, the group wanders back to lunch.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
Plane mess: Stories about extremely disgusting airplanes have been grossing out travelers.
—Edward Russell, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
The Back-list: Dembe and Ressler are grossed out that Herbie pulled a print from the underside of a toilet seat, but that's called getting👏the👏job👏done👏.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 May 2023
Of course, while some might be grossed out at the thought of going to see a carpet of living flies on a beach, van Breugel notes that these animals are doing something very few other creatures can do.
—Jason Bittel, Travel, 22 Jan. 2024
Brayden served up a charcuterie board of leaves and a beetroot, while Aaron, 29, scrounged up mushrooms and a frog, which grossed out the ladies.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
You might get grossed out by how much dirt and grime this cleaner pulls up from your carpets.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 12 July 2023
Growing up, Marielle Williamson was grossed out by milk.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
Properly grossed out, the group wanders back to lunch.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
Plane mess: Stories about extremely disgusting airplanes have been grossing out travelers.
—Edward Russell, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
The Back-list: Dembe and Ressler are grossed out that Herbie pulled a print from the underside of a toilet seat, but that's called getting👏the👏job👏done👏.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 May 2023
Of course, while some might be grossed out at the thought of going to see a carpet of living flies on a beach, van Breugel notes that these animals are doing something very few other creatures can do.
—Jason Bittel, Travel, 22 Jan. 2024
Brayden served up a charcuterie board of leaves and a beetroot, while Aaron, 29, scrounged up mushrooms and a frog, which grossed out the ladies.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
You might get grossed out by how much dirt and grime this cleaner pulls up from your carpets.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 12 July 2023
Growing up, Marielle Williamson was grossed out by milk.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gross out
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He was petrified by the thought of dying of cancer or some other disease whose senselessness disgusted him.Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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In the end, too many Syrians were disgusted by his dictatorship, and the conscripts in Assad's army weren't prepared to die for it.The Week UK, theweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Today, Ukrainian troops repulsed yet another attack by the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade around Pogrebki, the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies reported.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Challenged and Denounced Millions were repulsed by Mr. Le Pen’s statements.Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Public health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to Christmas meals at a Seattle emergency shelter that sickened at least 14 people, including five who were hospitalized.Axios Seattle, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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And in Hawaii, the virus caused a popular hiking spot to close after dozens of campers were sickened with the virus.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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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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That kind of appalls me to think that people need not expect that of themselves.David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Gross out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gross%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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