cuss
verb/kʌs/
/kʌs/
[intransitive, transitive] (old-fashioned, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cuss | /kʌs/ /kʌs/ |
| he / she / it cusses | /ˈkʌsɪz/ /ˈkʌsɪz/ |
| past simple cussed | /kʌst/ /kʌst/ |
| past participle cussed | /kʌst/ /kʌst/ |
| -ing form cussing | /ˈkʌsɪŋ/ /ˈkʌsɪŋ/ |
- cuss (somebody/something) to swear at somebody
- My dad used to come home drunk, shouting and cussing.
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