grossing out

present participle of gross out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossing out
Verb
  • Flu season was particularly brutal last year, sickening at least 47 million Americans, hospitalizing 610,000 and killing 27,000, according to the CDC.
    Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The illness spreads through the tribe, sickening one of its leaders and creating division and disorder.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Experts attribute the drop-off to rising costs and economic uncertainty, as Americans are increasingly putting off travel plans or opting for road trips over flights.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • All of the backup plans that people are preparing to enact - borrowing, trying to visit food banks, putting off other bills - have their own costs and downstream effects.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Grossing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossing%20out. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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