noun
cussing
KUH-sihng
noun
1
Informal: the act of swearing.
"His mother told him to cut out the cussing at the dinner table."
How to Use Cussing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSwearing — the informal, spoken-word version of "cursing."
When to use it
Informal, mostly spoken rather than written.
Word Forms
cussings plural
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