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cusses out

cusses out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cuss out.

Meaning of cuss out

Verb

cuss out (third-person singular simple present cusses out, present participle cussing out, simple past and past participle cussed out)

  1. (US, informal, transitive) To berate (someone or something) using profane language; to swear at (someone or something), especially at length.
    • [A]fter winning a berth on the U.S. Davis Cup team, he was dropped from the competition for the ungentlemanly way in which he cussed out a ball boy.1969 January 3, “Tennis: That Special Feeling”, in Time, retrieved 19 Apr 2014
    Synonyms:
    curse out

Questions about cusses out

What is cusses out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cusses out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cuss out.

Words near cusses out in the dictionary

  1. cussedness
  2. cussednesses
  3. cusser
  4. cussers
  5. cusses
  6. cusses out
  7. Cusseta
  8. cussfest
  9. cussfests
  10. Cussin
  11. cussin'

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