disgust
verb (used with object)
to cause loathing or nausea in.
have been disgusting
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present perfect progressiveof disgust.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“The lies that have been spewed about the Haitian community — about my community — have been disgusting, deeply hurtful and dangerous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
“It would have been disgusting if I were young, but it was particularly gross and unwelcome.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2017
When all the scraps of horseflesh had been broiled upon the coals, they were devoured with a ravenous greediness that would have been disgusting in wild beasts.
From Farewell by Ellen Marriage
You tore him away from that art gallery where he was improving his mind, and led him into places that must have been disgusting to him.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
And Terry would rattle off the details of the latest murder mystery with a cheerfully matter-of-fact air that would have been disgusting had it not been so funny.
From The Four Pools Mystery by Jean Webster
