cussingn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkəsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cuss v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < cuss v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier cursing n.

colloquial (chiefly North American).

The action or habit of cursing; swearing. Also occasionally: an instance of this. Cf. cuss v.

ΚΠ

1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods II. xiv. 179 I reckon that's natteral enough, too, that cussing of me..seeing as how I've in a manner desarved it.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxiv. 242 They was booming mad, and gave us a cussing.

1925 Amer. Mercury Feb. 129/1 In catch-as-catch can cussing he had great gifts.

1984 M. Shields Sled Dog Trails i. 3 After an hour's effort, much cussing and even a few tears, the slightly twisted saw was removed.

2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) vi. 231 The cussing and blaspheming that was every sailor's birthright.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cussingadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkəsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cuss v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < cuss v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier cursing adj.

colloquial (chiefly North American).

Of a person: that curses, esp. habitually; swearing. Cf. cuss v.

ΚΠ

1840 Amer. Misc. 2 191/2 I'm not a cussing character, and if I was, I should be very far from cussing Uncle Peter's wolf bill.

1872 Latter-Day Saints Millenial Star 3 Dec. 782/2 Maxwell is a ‘cussing’ man, spouts politically, takes his tod and swears like a trooper.

1951 Billboard 29 Sept. 53/1 He's the cussingest and hardest of the men.

1990 W. Sheed Ess. in Disguise ii. xi. 150 He preferred to throw in his lot with the roughnecks—the cool, cussing hombres.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cussing
释义	cussingn. Brit. /ˈkʌsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkəsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cuss v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < cuss v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier cursing n. colloquial (chiefly North American). The action or habit of cursing; swearing. Also occasionally: an instance of this. Cf. cuss v. ΚΠ 1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods II. xiv. 179 I reckon that's natteral enough, too, that cussing of me..seeing as how I've in a manner desarved it. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxiv. 242 They was booming mad, and gave us a cussing. 1925 Amer. Mercury Feb. 129/1 In catch-as-catch can cussing he had great gifts. 1984 M. Shields Sled Dog Trails i. 3 After an hour's effort, much cussing and even a few tears, the slightly twisted saw was removed. 2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) vi. 231 The cussing and blaspheming that was every sailor's birthright. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cussingadj. Brit. /ˈkʌsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkəsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cuss v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < cuss v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier cursing adj. colloquial (chiefly North American). Of a person: that curses, esp. habitually; swearing. Cf. cuss v. ΚΠ 1840 Amer. Misc. 2 191/2 I'm not a cussing character, and if I was, I should be very far from cussing Uncle Peter's wolf bill. 1872 Latter-Day Saints Millenial Star 3 Dec. 782/2 Maxwell is a ‘cussing’ man, spouts politically, takes his tod and swears like a trooper. 1951 Billboard 29 Sept. 53/1 He's the cussingest and hardest of the men. 1990 W. Sheed Ess. in Disguise ii. xi. 150 He preferred to throw in his lot with the roughnecks—the cool, cussing hombres. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837adj.1840
随便看	to stand for nothing to stand for parliament to stand for something to stand forth to stand forth to to stand forward to stand gammon to stand great stall to stand hazard to stand head and shoulders above to stand high in a person's favour to stand high-lone to stand highlone to stand hip-shot to stand hipshot to stand home to talk down to talk down to an audience to talk ear off to talk etc nineteen to the dozen to talk french, german, somerset, slang to talk goody to talk gospel to talk greek, hebrew, double-dutch, gibberish to talk greek, hebrew, doubledutch, gibberish