curse
noun
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
is cursing
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present progressiveof curse (3rd person singular).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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“I can’t remember anything like this, at a time when everyone is cursing us,” he said, noting Russia’s isolation on the world stage.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Somewhere in east London, a hipster bakery that sells sourdough starters is cursing him for beating them to that name.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2020
They land in the nursery, just as their poor mother’s heart is breaking and their father is cursing the infernal racket.
From Time ● Dec. 5, 2014
He speaks English with a slight accent except when he is cursing, speaks Spanish with no accent at all.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he came out all right; and he did his duty as a soldier and a general, although every one is cursing him to-day.
From His Sombre Rivals by Edward Payson Roe
