- present participle of curse.
cursing
Example Sentences
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Some players are thriving on the livelier surfaces - but others are cursing them.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
He was also dialing Gulf power brokers over Houthi attacks on ships bound for the Suez Canal and cursing at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
Slicker - Ipswich Town's back-up who has yet to play a league game - will be cursing his sloppy kick-out seconds after coming on that led to the opener.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
It had a lot to do with the content, not necessarily just cursing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025
She had been brought up around plenty of cursing, and knew every word and provocative construction, but since she’d become a mother, since she’d converted, she hadn’t sworn more than once or twice.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
