cussing

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/ˈkʌsɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who cusses, or uses bad language.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cuss
nouncussing (plural cussings)

plural cussings

  1. USThe 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blasphemystrong language

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cussing

fussing
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Cite this entry
APA

cussing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cussing

MLA

“cussing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cussing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cussing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cussing.

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