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grossed out

grossed out is the simple past and past participle of gross out.

Meaning of gross out

Verb

gross out (third-person singular simple present grosses out, present participle grossing out, simple past and past participle grossed out)

  1. (Canada, US, informal, transitive) To sicken or distress (someone) by being disgusting, gory, or lewd.
    • Lisa likes him clean-shaven. "You know, when there's things crawling out of your beard or whenever you've got food left from lunch or dinner, I don't know, that just kind of grosses me out," she says.2013 August 22, Ann Oldenburg, “Beardless 'Duck Dynasty' brother reveals wild past”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2021, retrieved 22 Apr 2014

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Questions about grossed out

What is grossed out the simple past and past participle of?
Grossed out is the simple past and past participle of gross out.

Words near grossed out in the dictionary

  1. Grossbergs
  2. grosse
  3. Grosse Ile
  4. Grosse Pointe
  5. grossed
  6. grossed out
  7. grossed up
  8. grossen
  9. Grossenbrode
  10. grossened
  11. grossening

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