grossed out; grossing out; grosses out
: to offend, insult, or disgust by something gross
Synonyms of gross-out
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Verb
that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out—can you get rid of it?
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
With few exceptions, all the other students had shrieked in fear and had, from then on, called her gross-out or bug-girl.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Valerie Bertinelli isn’t grossed out by a little dog slobber.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
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Noun
There are more traditional flavors, such as blue raspberry, but relabeled for gross-out delight.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
With few exceptions, all the other students had shrieked in fear and had, from then on, called her gross-out or bug-girl.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Everyone is universally grossed out.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Valerie Bertinelli isn’t grossed out by a little dog slobber.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gross-out
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“Gross-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross-out. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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