Word

curse, v.
(cursed, curses, cursing, curst)
freq. cnt. 29

utter obscenities or profanities
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blaspheme curse cuss imprecate swear

sample sentences

"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swearing swearer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

curse

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cuss

semantic pointers

verb group

blaspheme

hypernym

express, utter, verbalize, verbalise, give tongue to

heap obscenities upon
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

curse

sample sentences

"The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

curse

semantic pointers

hypernym

abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout

wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

anathemise anathemize bedamn beshrew curse damn imprecate maledict