cursing
present participle ofcurse
| 单词 | cursing |
| 释义 | cursing present participle ofcurse curse verb uk/kɜːs/us/kɝːs/curseverb(SPEAK ANGRILY)[IorT] to use a word or anexpressionthat is notpoliteandshowsthat you are veryangry: We couldhearhim cursing andswearingas hetriedto get thedooropen. She was cursing herbrotherforlosingherkeys. Swearing and blasphemy
curseverb(PERFORM MAGIC)[T] to saymagicwords that areintendedtobringbadluckto someone: Things were going sobadly- it was as if I'd been cursed. Magic
Examplesofcursingcursing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. During the initial consultation, he demonstrated hostility toward them, oftencursingfor no clear reason. From theCambridge English Corpus Another decried the protesters' ' uncouth behaviour ' and their ' spitting andcursing' (p. 144). From theCambridge English Corpus The focus of the language socialization practice that will be examined here iscursing. From theCambridge English Corpus Two people roundlycursingeach other in the street, or thumping each other? From theCambridge English Corpus But if not, it will only be experienced as a hateful thing that elicitscursingand further defiance. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the giant'scursingvoice is cut short by the sailor. From theCambridge English Corpus Hostility began to grow during the summer of 1991, with foreign workers and asylum seekers facing constantcursingin the streets. From theCambridge English Corpus Positive labels employed phrases such as ' that man is intelligent, and very dignified', ' she's the one who's alwayscursing', and 'he's a good man, always doing favours for everyone'. From theCambridge English Corpus Don't curse:cursingis a great sin. From theCambridge English Corpus I amcursingmyself for omitting business sponsorship from the list of sources to which students can turn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the pony would not pull, somebody came out and gave you a goodcursingand sometimes more than that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An argument must be constructed beforecursingpeople who disagree with a proposal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The men go to the pit and, aftercursingthe lads, they have to go back home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have beencursingother countries for doing it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not suppose that thecursingcomes only from the critics, who might be thought to be naturally opposed to this system of taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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