curse
noun
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
are cursing
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present progressiveof curse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some players are thriving on the livelier surfaces - but others are cursing them.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Schumer said it doesn’t bother him that Rubio, who has now distanced himself from that bill, is not touting their work together and that other candidates are cursing his name.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2016
But there’s a reason for their potty-mouthed exclamations — these young girls, dressed up in princess costumes, are cursing to protest inequalities that are even more shocking than curse words.
From Time ● Oct. 22, 2014
Even if kids are cursing at a younger age, foul language accounts for only 0.3 to 0.7 percent of our daily speech.
From Scientific American ● May 30, 2011
I am so frightened for you, all the people are cursing you.
From Everlasting Pearl One of China's Women by Anna Magdalena Johannsen
