Gross Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
Lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- During her first skydiving experience, she grossed out when the parachute didn't deploy immediately.
- He completely grossed out at the thought of addressing a massive crowd without preparation.
- When the roller coaster dived down sharply, his little boy grossed out and held his mom tightly.
- Her initial fearlessness was short-lived, as the sight of blood grossed her out during her first surgery observation.
- She severely grossed out when the insect crawled across her hand during the science experiment.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The smell of rotting garbage was enough to gross me out completely.
- Watching the surgical procedure on TV was going to gross out my little sister for sure.
- The reality of eating insects on a dare was what would gross her out the most.
- Blood and gore in horror movies gross me out and make it hard to watch.
- Walking into that unkempt and filthy apartment would gross anyone out instantly.