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
Valerie Bertinelli isn’t grossed out by a little dog slobber.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Keltner seems to be grossed out by his go-to smoothie as much as viewers.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
Darcey continued heaving in the car, which left Georgi grossed out.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Eventually, you get grossed out by the person.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
The franchise is still cooking, with Alien: Romulus grossing out audiences last summer and the series Alien: Earth hitting FX in about a month.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 18 July 2025
What states will the cicada Brood XIV emerge? Texans that are grossed out from insects can relax.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
After using this high-powered tool to vacuum a low-pile area rug with lots of foot traffic, our tester was surprised and grossed out at how much debris was extracted.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 June 2025
Some folks are grossed out by the body horror flick.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Keltner seems to be grossed out by his go-to smoothie as much as viewers.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
Darcey continued heaving in the car, which left Georgi grossed out.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Eventually, you get grossed out by the person.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
The franchise is still cooking, with Alien: Romulus grossing out audiences last summer and the series Alien: Earth hitting FX in about a month.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 18 July 2025
What states will the cicada Brood XIV emerge? Texans that are grossed out from insects can relax.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
After using this high-powered tool to vacuum a low-pile area rug with lots of foot traffic, our tester was surprised and grossed out at how much debris was extracted.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 June 2025
Some folks are grossed out by the body horror flick.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gross out
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In one of those realities (the actual one most of us are living in), a growing number of people across the political spectrum are angered, terrified and disgusted by actions being taken in their names by people and agencies which seem to have little or no accountability.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Macaroons shaped like the heads of Bad Bunny or Kid Rock will delight or disgust your guests.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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And Republicans are among those repulsed by the ongoing scandals.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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That effort quickly repulsed decent Americans.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the past three months, California has seen a sudden uptick in the number of people becoming sickened and dying after accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms found in the wild.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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An outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border that began in August of last year is ongoing and has sickened nearly 240 people in Arizona, according to the state's health department.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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But just as those supporters should not be blamed for having mixed feelings, so Spurs staff would be entirely justified in feeling bemused, frustrated and appalled by any suggestion that fans do not want to get a result, just as Postecoglou was two years ago.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The unconscionable treatment of maids in Alma’s era finds uncomfortable parallels in the 1980s, when Angelika is both appalled and intrigued by the leering looks of her uncle Uwe (Konstantin Lindhorst).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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