Cushing

American  

[koosh-ing] / ˈkʊʃ ɪŋ /

noun

1. Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.

2. Harvey (Williams), 1869–1939, U.S. surgeon and author.

3. Richard James, 1895–1970, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal 1958–70; archbishop of Boston 1944–70.

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Cushing British  

/ ˈkʊʃɪŋ /

noun

1. Harvey Williams. 1869–1939, US neurosurgeon: identified a pituitary tumour as a cause of the disease named after him

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Example Sentences

Films including The Mummy, The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula became global box-office hits, starring actors including Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

At Cushing, Okla.—the main U.S. oil-pricing hub—Kpler flies drones equipped with infrared sensors that in effect see through tank walls, estimating storage levels before the government releases its own market-moving data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, were up by 24,000 barrels at 31.5 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Data released Wednesday from the Energy Information Administration show that U.S. crude inventories at Cushing, where WTI is priced, rose to an 18-month high.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

As John recalled, Cushing thought this development could be “as important as, if not more important than, Pasteur and bacteriology.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik