gross out
To sicken or distress by being disgusting, gory, or lewdTo sicken or distress (someone) by being disgusting, gory, or lewd.
» Cleaning fish can gross out a lot of people.
Fische ausnehmen ekelt viele. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(Canada, US, informal)To sicken or distress (someone) by being disgusting, gory, or lewd.
- fill with distaste
- lose one's nerve
Examples
9 sentencesCleaning fish can gross out a lot of people.
deFische ausnehmen ekelt viele. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Does it gross you out?
Just smelling it grosses me out.
You've always grossed me out, skin deep.
If it doesn't gross you out, you can use my spoon.
ruМожешь пользоваться моей ложкой, если не брезгуешь. — sharptoothed
deWenn es dich nicht ekelt, kannst du meinen Löffel benutzen. — freddy1
Translations
2 languagesForms
grosses out, grossing out, grossed out, grossed out| Base form | gross out · to gross out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | grosses out |
| Present participle | grossing out |
| Past simple | grossed out |
| Past participle | grossed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.