as in cursing
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
I would beshrew anyone who is untrue to his word
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cursing
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Actress and comedian Heather McMahan stepped down as emcee for the Ryder Cup after she was heard heckling and cursing at golfers during the championship game over the weekend.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Rob, cursing his circulation, turned around.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Beshrewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beshrewing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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