grossed out; grossing out; grosses out
: to offend, insult, or disgust by something gross
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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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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Not a big splash, but it’s supposed to be the start of what is planned as a word-of-mouth run, to be propelled by great reviews, a superlative gross-out factor and significant awards buzz, particularly for lead Demi Moore.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 21 Sep. 2024
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
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Noun
Helms reflected on the enduring, and cross-generational, appeal of the gross-out buddy comedy.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Not a big splash, but it’s supposed to be the start of what is planned as a word-of-mouth run, to be propelled by great reviews, a superlative gross-out factor and significant awards buzz, particularly for lead Demi Moore.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 21 Sep. 2024
Verb
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
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“Gross-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross-out. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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