Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for yuck. Search instead for yucki.
Definitions

yuck

[yuhk] / yʌk /






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"It didn't tickle. But when it happened it didn't hurt anywhere near as much as pushing them back and getting them wired together to make the trip home. That was yuck... painful."

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

A heavy mist hung over the Rose Bowl late Saturday night, adding to the yuck factor of what just transpired for the home team.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024

“Man, yuck, does frying the egg take the protein out?”

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024

A component of Paxlovid activates one of the tongue’s bitter taste receptors even at low levels, which may draw out the yuck factor, the team reports this month in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2023

The navigator sits on a leaky barrel of yuck that was once full of food, but its stench testifies to the fact that the foodstuffs have decayed into something other.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman