to curse
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4.1
- verb
- /kɜrs/
- Offensive
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- He began to curse loudly when he stubbed his toe on the furniture.
- swear and curse
- yell and curse
- cursed, he said
Yell, scream, hit, lie, push, curse, call them names.
- Yell, scream, hit, lie, push, curse, call them names.
- It's fantastic, but it's really gross when kids curse and that's a fact.
- OK Sharon Post, The subject is cursing at my dog.
- You can't have colored hair, You can't curse, you can't show skin.
- And when we see that in ourselves, we want to curse ourselves out.
- It's, it's almost, it's it's it's more impressive if you cannot curse one time for an hour straight.
- So we better be on our best behavior so if we curse, they'll hear us.
- That's life in our house where I kind of curse in Welsh and kind of shout, you know, count.
- And again, it may not be that he has a problem with not cursing if that's a problem for you.
- And it's funny because Larry's like cursing into himself quietly under his nothing.
Examples
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Studies show that people who curse more often tend to be more honest.
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Some of the wives, like Mickey Burke, used to curse at them and spit on the floor.
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Since when do women curse like that?
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Then why do you curse in Spanish?
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And when children curse, it's really gross to adults.
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Or when do you find yourself cursing at a computer?
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My dad wouldn't even let me to this day curse in front of my mom or sister.
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That woman curses like a fish.
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The minute I walked in the door, my parents started yelling at me and cursing me.
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After a while, we heard the raiders give up, cursing, and depart the way they'd come.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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4.3
To use rude or offensive words, often when angry
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8.1
To say swear words when angry or frustrated
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6.5
Say rude words to someone when angry
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8.1
To say rude words to someone or something
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9.9
To say strong swear words like 'fuck' when angry
To say a bad word when you feel angry or hurt
Say the rude word 'fuck', often in a situation where it surprises or offends people
To use the F-word to shock people
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Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
Bad luck that happens after a sports commentator praises a player or team
How Offensive
- Offensive
- Offensive
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9.6
- Offensive
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- Offensive
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4.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
To curse can also mean to use bad or angry words, and this use follows the older idea of strong speech that harms or shocks. That's why when someone curses they are saying rude or angry words.