- present participle of disgust.
disgusting
Example Sentences
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“Police did a disgusting job of handling this case.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
In a public confrontation with Reform UK home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf in Portsmouth on Monday, Thomas complained that Nigel Farage had branded his Dover protest "disgusting".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It was disgusting, and I looked around and I was like, ‘Wow.’
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Calgary's mayor Jeromy Farkas condemned the threats made in his city in a social media post, calling them "utterly disgusting".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Both men knew Elisha found mediumship somewhere between distasteful and disgusting.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing disgusting
Ugh! Synonyms for "Gross"
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Ugh! Synonyms for "Gross"
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