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noun

as in swearing

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verb

present participle of curse
1
as in condemning
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want

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2
as in plaguing
to cause persistent suffering to misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house

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3
as in cussing
to use offensive or indecent language you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse

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4
as in blaming
to use profane or obscene language at or about cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time

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Recent Examples of cursing
Noun
Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals’ loss at the New York Giants. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Paxton had argued that the law-school clinic was not a classroom but a workplace, and that Fisher was punished not for expressing political views but because her cursing and volume had disrupted clinic business. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The cursing is definitely a big part of being that age, and especially misplaced cursing is funny — kids who don’t exactly know how to curse correctly. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Hoodoo was not only considered a means of assisting people; it has also been associated with hexing or cursing and, in the 18th and 19th centuries, with poisoning. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Danhausen transcended into the mainstream zeitgeist after cursing and un-cursing the New York Knicks en route to the team winning the NBA Championship after a 52-year drought. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 People would literally be in the drive-thru cursing at me. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 According to Queen Camilla’s son Tom Parker Bowles, his mother had to cut back on a certain bad habit after marrying King Charles—cursing. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 June 2026 And then an ignominious end to her Indian Wells title defense, which saw her cursing at the crowd after a tense, tetchy loss to Kateřina Siniaková in her second match. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
Getting there is where experienced welders may start cursing at the menu. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026 Line judge Jeff Seeman was fined for apparently cursing at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 And, in a representative bid of concern, the coaches are cursing in their news conferences. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The drunk-and-disorderly charge is linked to a December incident, in which Minton is accused of shouting and cursing at patrons of a tattoo studio in Hickory, court records show. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 Some of us would like to spend less time cursing sun damage, some of us have been honing a gentle routine for managing acne for years, and some of us want to smooth without exacerbating rosacea or eczema. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026 Critics are cursing Practical Magic 2, the legasequel of the 1998 cult film. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026 Although the dialogue was mostly the same, Hunt accuses Stanich of slapping a bracelet out of her hand, cursing her out and being more aggressive. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2026 Video that the teen lobster diver's family shared with ABC Miami affiliate WSVN allegedly shows Simpson swimming away from the third lung and back to the Contender vessel as people on Del Sol's boat began yelling and cursing at him. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursing
  1. swearing
  2. condemning
  3. plaguing
  4. cussing
  5. blaming
  6. profanity
  7. denouncing
  8. persecuting
Noun
  • The most common type was verbal abuse, including shouting or swearing, which 34% of retail respondents experienced.
    — Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Prepare for emotion, some skin, swearing, darkness, a primal scream and lightning.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of swearing
Verb
  • López’s murder sparked global outcry, with Pope Francis, the United Nations and the human rights arm of the Organization of American States condemning the incident and calling for an independent investigation.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Acton spent Tuesday condemning Ramaswamy for the ad even before his campaign confirmed its provenance.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of condemning
Verb
  • The 21 states fully running their own marketplaces generally have more robust fraud prevention programs, such as multifactor authentication, and have reported few or none of the kinds of unauthorized sign-ups plaguing the federal marketplace.
    — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The 21 states fully running their own marketplaces generally have more robust fraud prevention programs and have reported few or none of the kinds of unauthorized sign-ups plaguing the federal marketplace.
    — Julie Appleby, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of plaguing
Verb
  • But did anyone not see Seattle Storm owner Celeste Keaton cussing at kids?
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a local store director of Nordstrom, Marco Esquivel, was caught berating and cussing at the girls, their mothers and fellow Cunningham supporters.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cussing
Verb
  • The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk ordered the shift, a claim that was bolstered by statements from Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth blaming Musk’s SpaceX for any change.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner earlier in October said that Lewis was acquitted in a previous murder case, blaming police misconduct for the outcome.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of blaming
Noun
  • Referee Bill Vinovich said afterward that Vrabel was flagged for using profanity toward an official.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • According to disciplinary documents obtained by CBS Colorado, Olson used profanity and made derogatory comments about fellow officers, department command staff, and the department generally while discussing the Craig investigation.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of profanity
Verb
  • But critics, like the Civic Federation, are denouncing the budget plan, calling it an unacceptable abdication of responsibility to meet the fiscal realities facing the city.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • What began with peaceful protests by high school students demanding better conditions at schools has morphed into roiling protests nationwide denouncing rising living costs and inequities in French society.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of denouncing
Verb
  • Biden weaponized Law Enforcement against his political opponent, while also persecuting many other innocent people.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Jack Hayford, the founder of the King’s University, in Texas, claimed that the film was persecuting Christians, who only wanted to be treated equally.
    — Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Definition of persecuting

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“Cursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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