Hmmm. I always thought of revolting as being synonymous with disgusting because in Spanish we say that something gross “me revuelve el estomago” or it “turns my stomache”.
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Isabel:
December 9th, 2014 at 11:11 am
Hmmm. I always thought of revolting as being synonymous with disgusting because in Spanish we say that something gross “me revuelve el estomago” or it “turns my stomache”.