How do you express disgust in text?

Ew denotes disgust, intensified by the addition of one or more e's and/or w's. Feh (and its cousin meh) is an indication of feeling underwhelmed or disappointed. Gak is an expression of disgust or distaste.
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How do we express disgust?

The facial expression of disgust was found to be one of these facial expressions. This characteristic facial expression includes slightly narrowed brows, a curled upper lip, wrinkling of the nose and visible protrusions of the tongue, although different elicitors may produce different forms of this expression.
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How do you write yuck?

Yuck is sometimes used as an alternate spelling of the term yuk, which can be a noun meaning a loud laugh or a verb meaning to laugh or joke. (The spelling yuk can also be used as a variant of the interjection yuck.) Example: Broccoli? Yuck!
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How do you write an ugh sound?

Ugh is pronounced /ʌg/ by people who don't know that word spells the sound which may be approximated as /ɜ:/ or /ɪɜ:/ or /ɪəχ/ -- for which yuck is also an approximation.
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What Ugh mean in text?

ugh. / (ʊx, ʊh, ʌh) / interjection. an exclamation of disgust, annoyance, or dislike. Slang.
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What is the sound of disgusting?

Ugh originally was a sound used to represent coughing, often in the phrase “Ugh, ugh, ugh.” From there it came to represent a sound of disgust. So perhaps you've encountered something gross, or you're in a situation that you don't like: You can express your distaste by saying, “Ugh.”
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How do you say disgusting in slang?

The floor was deep with bat dung giving off a nauseous smell.
  1. grotty (slang)
  2. cringe-making (British, informal)
  3. yucky or yukky (slang)
  4. festy (Australian, slang)
  5. yucko (Australian, slang)
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What can I say instead of yuck?

yuck
  • faugh,
  • fie,
  • phew,
  • phooey,
  • rats,
  • ugh,
  • yech.
  • (or yecch)
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How do you write Urgh?

Correct pronunciation for the word "URGH" is [ˈɜːɡ], [ˈɜːɡ], [ˈɜː_ɡ].
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How do you spell gross as in yuck?

When something is gross, it's disgusting. The noun, a gross, is the complete amount (before expenses), and the verb "to gross" is to bring in money.
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How do you use disgust in a sentence?

Noun He eyed the greasy food with disgust. As the smell of garbage drifted through the air, she wrinkled her nose in disgust. He talked about his disgust with the way the news media focuses on celebrities.
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What is another word for ugh?

phooey, rats, yech. (or yecch), yuck.
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What does Grose mean?

English: nickname for a large or fat man, from Old French gros, 'big', 'fat' (see Gros).
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How do you spell ewe as in yuck?

The word eww (pronounced "err" or "egh") is an interjection used as an exclamation of disgust.
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What are some gross words?

The top 10 grossest words in the English language
  • Pus – 9,799 votes.
  • Phlegm – 8,984 votes.
  • Seepage – 8,799 votes.
  • Moist – 8,234 votes.
  • Splooge – 7,893 votes.
  • Fester – 7,223 votes.
  • Mucus – 7,083 votes.
  • Ooze – 6,990 votes.
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What does Ahhh mean?

: to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise oohing and aahing at the fireworks.
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What is hmm called?

Hmm is technically categorized as an "interjection," along with the likes of um, huh, ouch and wow. It's also "sound symbolic," along with onomatopoeia words like plop, ping or oink — "except that it's symbolic of, really, nothing," Liberman told Life's Little Mysteries.
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What does gross mean in text?

"Disgusting" is the most common definition for GROSS on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. GROSS. Definition: Disgusting.
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How do you say yucky?

Break 'yucky' down into sounds: [YUK] + [EE] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
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Is it yucky or Yukky?

Yukky is a much less common spelling of yucky, which is a very informal adjective meaning gross, disgusting, or unappetizing. It's based on yuck (less commonly spelled yuk), which is an informal word you say when you think something is gross or disgusting.
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