- present participle of disgust.
disgusting
Example Sentences
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"For me, it's disgusting ... I don't want to see that. I love nature. I love life. Not things that bring death."
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World,” the president wrote at the time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
It’s the cheapest, or the most lovably disgusting, and it couldn’t be replaced.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Fossil hunter Daniel Hogburn said he had seen hundreds of vials on the beaches, adding, "Imagine if a child was to pick one up and, dare I say, drink it. It's disgusting."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
He found a piece of driftwood, somewhat disgusting since it had been gnawed and bored and channeled by lower forms of life.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Vocabulary lists containing disgusting
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