Thesaurus results for CUSSING

cussing

verb

present participle of cuss

as in swearing

to use offensive or indecent language the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing

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Recent Examples of cussing But did anyone not see Seattle Storm owner Celeste Keaton cussing at kids? — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, a local store director of Nordstrom, Marco Esquivel, was caught berating and cussing at the girls, their mothers and fellow Cunningham supporters. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 In the 2015 track, Sonya’s boyfriend finds them by the pool and starts cussing them out, pushing Coley to the ground, who, in turn, punches him. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026 By the time Ben is unmaking the bed, lying in it, and cussing João out, the fight is bad. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026 As members of both teams poured onto the field, Miller stood his ground and started aggressively pointing at and cussing out more Reds, directing them back towards their dugout. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 His endless threats, coupled with his waves of cussing, make Trump sound like a drunk in a bar looking for a fight. — Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 Those relationships could allow for more explosive in-game interactions — both Durant and Şengün can be expressive and coach Ime Udoka, as Fred VanVleet said recently, is cussing the whole game — to happen without long-lasting repercussions. — Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026 Many would consider cussing those law enforcement officers an act of rebellious patriotism. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cussing

Verb

Kito showed Becerra a picture of the then-congressman swearing him in as a neighborhood council president more than a decade ago.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
As Sportico detailed last year, McEnroe remembers MSG employees asking Oakley to leave and Oakley responding by swearing at them.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of swearing

Verb

Video that the teen lobster diver's family shared with ABC Miami affiliate WSVN allegedly shows Simpson swimming away from the third lung and back to the Contender vessel as people on Del Sol's boat began yelling and cursing at him.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Obumseli chronicled their arguments in a series of recordings, which caught Clenney angrily screaming, berating and cursing him out using racist slurs.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026