Cuss (Verb)
Meaning
Utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The coach stormed out of the locker room, where he could be heard cussing loudly at the referees' calls.
- Her old habit of cussing suddenly reappeared when she hit her thumb with the hammer.
- After losing his job, he began to cuss the company relentlessly online and in public.
- As he struggled to change the car tire, he couldn't help but cuss at the stubborn lug nuts.
- The kids were scared when their angry grandfather started cussing at the contractor for being late again.