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cursing

cur·sing

UK/ˈkɜːsɪŋ/ US/ˈkɝsɪŋ/ fairly common

adjective

1.

who is uttering obscenities

  • “arrested the flailing cursing old man”

Origin

From Middle English cursing, cursyng, cursunge, from Old English cursung (“cursing”), equivalent to curse + -ing.

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