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cursing like a trooper

cursing like a trooper is the present participle and gerund of curse like a trooper.

Meaning of curse like a trooper

Verb

curse like a trooper (third-person singular simple present curses like a trooper, present participle cursing like a trooper, simple past and past participle cursed like a trooper)

  1. (simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper.
    • Bless me! she curses and storms at me like a trooper[.]1740, Samuel Richardson, chapter 32, in Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded, London: C. Rivington and J. Osborn

Questions about cursing like a trooper

What is cursing like a trooper the present participle and gerund of?
Cursing like a trooper is the present participle and gerund of curse like a trooper.

Words near cursing like a trooper in the dictionary

  1. cursi
  2. cursin'
  3. cursing
  4. cursing like a pagan
  5. cursing like a sailor
  6. cursing like a trooper
  7. cursing out
  8. cursingly
  9. cursings
  10. cursitating
  11. cursitor

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