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cussing

/ˈkʌsɪŋ/

cussing is the present participle and gerund of cuss.

Meaning of cuss

Verb

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

  1. (US, colloquial) To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
    • I went over the fence like a shot, and ran like one o'clock for the trap, cussing and swearing as I went.1899, H. G. Wells, Mr. Brisher's Treasure

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Noun

cussing (plural cussings)

  1. (US) The act of one who cusses, or uses bad language.
    • […] the whining Yankee cussings, the spluttering Dutchman's swearings, and the imitative intonations of the Celestial.1888, Hubert Howe Bancroft, California Inter Pocula

Forms of cussing

pluralcussings

Phrases with cussing

Words that rhyme with cussing

Questions about cussing

What does cussing mean?
Cussing means the act of one who cusses, or uses bad language.
What is cussing the present participle and gerund of?
Cussing is the present participle and gerund of cuss.
What part of speech is cussing?
Cussing is a noun.
How do you pronounce cussing?
Cussing is pronounced /ˈkʌsɪŋ/.
What is the plural of cussing?
The plural of cussing is cussings.

Words near cussing in the dictionary

  1. Cusseta
  2. cussfest
  3. cussfests
  4. Cussin
  5. cussin'
  6. cussing
  7. cussing out
  8. cussingly
  9. cussings
  10. Cussins
  11. cussless

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