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curse1 verbcurse2 noun cursecurse1 /kɜːs $ kɜːrs/ ●○○ verb  VERB TABLEcurse |
Present | I, you, we, they | curse | | he, she, it | curses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cursed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cursed | | he, she, it | has cursed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cursed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will curse | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cursed |
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Present | I | am cursing | | he, she, it | is cursing | | you, we, they | are cursing | Past | I, he, she, it | was cursing | | you, we, they | were cursing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cursing | | he, she, it | has been cursing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cursing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cursing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cursing |
- A drunk started cursing and spitting.
- I sat in my car, cursing the heavy traffic.
- People in many cultures believe witch doctors have the power to bless or curse their lives.
- Auguste found himself caught up in the general excitement and cursed his heavy waterlogged costume.
- He also treated the little gray man poorly and was likewise cursed.
- He is cursed with this evaluative frame of mind.
- Johnny Boyle pushed his way through the crowd gathering about Gallagher, cursing himself for not having arrived sooner.
- No song lasted more than three minutes, and after each the carrot-haired kid cursed us to death.
- She curses Alan, and she waits.
- She hated the thought that he must become a separate, uncomfortable metabolism cursed with effort and choice.
- Then Hank came out and drove off, and he cursed him quietly.
► Magicabracadabra, interjectionbewitch, verbblack art, nounblack magic, nounclairvoyant, nounconjure, verbconjurer, nounconjuring, nouncrystal ball, nouncurse, verbcurse, nounenchant, verbenchanted, adjectiveenchanter, nounenchantment, nounenchantress, nounhex, nounincantation, nounmalediction, nounmandrake, nounnecromancy, nounpentagram, nounpotion, nounrune, nounsorcerer, nounsorceress, nounsorcery, nounvoodoo, nounwand, nounwarlock, nounwhite magic, noun ADVERB► silently· She looked up into the gilt-edged mirror above the basin and cursed silently.· His mouth felt like something rancid had curled up inside and he silently cursed the demon booze.· Michael, waiting at the top, was silently cursing his father as he looked at his younger brothers' little faces.· She'd sounded rather forlorn, she realised, and she silently cursed her frankness. NOUN► breath· Billy cursed under his breath as his hand slipped.· I found myself stupidly cursing under my breath.· He cursed under his breath as the flat bottom caused the water to cascade over his brown boots.· Jody curses under her breath and makes some quick calls to Portland to line up another sponsor.· Michael cursed under his breath but no one else spoke. ► luck· I cursed my luck and began to invent adventures.· I thought of him and cursed my luck. ► man· I recently listened to such a man curse the government for doing nothing to help his game.· A college-age man violently curses a woman he has never met and practically assaults her.· Don Robey was not a man you cursed in person.· Under his breath the man quietly cursed the interfering clerk who could bring his master's grand design to nothing.· The little man cursed the brother and made him cut himself, so that he had to return home. VERB► hear· Adam heard him curse and the others laugh at his misfortune.· I never even hear him curse.· He heard his wife cursing Biddy inside the house, shouting for the animal to keep quiet. 1[intransitive] to swear: Gilbert was cursing under his breath.2[transitive] to say or think bad things about someone or something because they have made you angry: He cursed his bad luck in arriving just after she’d left.curse somebody/something for (doing) something Elsa cursed herself for believing his lies.3[transitive] to ask God or a magical power to harm someonecurse somebody ↔ out phrasal verb American English informal to swear at someone who has made you angrycurse1 verbcurse2 noun cursecurse2 ●○○ noun [countable]  curse2Origin: Old English curs - Being a war hero has turned out to be both a blessing and a curse.
- Connors started shouting curses at the umpire who called the ball out.
- And at every blow there was a moan or a curse as it went home.
- He had a curse when it came to machinery.
- History suggests the curse of kingship is the need to be wary of your own counsellors.
- Interesting times have been the proverbial blessing and a curse for Sassoon.
- Mr. Bowis Does my hon. Friend agree that a curse of modern urban living is musical mega-decibels in the night?
- The challenge of the car, which has blessed humanity so much, is to stop that blessing turning into a curse.
- The lucky boy accomplished the feat, and caught the evil, greedy king in a curse at the same time.
- They tell of phone numbers one can call for horoscopes, fortunes, curses, cures.
► magic noun [uncountable] the power to make impossible things happen, by saying special words or doing special actions: · In the story, she uses magic to turn him into a frog.· Local people believe that he can heal wounds and illnesses using magic. ► witchcraft noun [uncountable] the use of magic, usually to do bad things: · Hundreds of women were accused of witchcraft in the 1600s. ► spell noun [countable] a special set of words or actions that are used to make something happen by magic: · a magic spell· An evil witch cast a spell on him (=said a special set of words or did a special series of actions, in order to make something happen to someone by magic), turning him into a beast. ► curse (also hex American English) noun [countable] something that makes someone or something have bad luck: · The house seemed to have a curse on it.· People believed the pharaoh would put a curse on (=use magic to make them have bad luck)anyone who broke into the tomb.· She believed her former husband had put a hex on her. ► the occult mysterious powers and events that involve magic and spirits: · He was very interested in the occult. ► voodoo noun [uncountable] magical beliefs and practices used as a form of religion: · a voodoo curse· In Haiti, the people still practice voodoo. ► Magicabracadabra, interjectionbewitch, verbblack art, nounblack magic, nounclairvoyant, nounconjure, verbconjurer, nounconjuring, nouncrystal ball, nouncurse, verbcurse, nounenchant, verbenchanted, adjectiveenchanter, nounenchantment, nounenchantress, nounhex, nounincantation, nounmalediction, nounmandrake, nounnecromancy, nounpentagram, nounpotion, nounrune, nounsorcerer, nounsorceress, nounsorcery, nounvoodoo, nounwand, nounwarlock, nounwhite magic, noun ► put ... curse on He believed that someone had put a curse on the house. VERB► hear· She cleaned up the room, did not even hear his curses, and thought how nothing could affect her any longer.· I heard curses, the screaming yelps of the animals, then I fainted.· She heard Ludovico stumble, curse and then light a match. ► mutter· Mirabilis continued to stab the picture, muttering low-voiced curses, looking up at the walls where the pigeon was still standing.· She cast her eyes skywards, muttering soft curses.· I shivered and muttered a curse.· He held his hand in the air, muttering Swahili curses as I wound the fabric round.· Sir John had then stamped off, muttering curses about public officials who didn't seem to care. ► put· If you complained, he'd put a curse on you.· So he put a curse on the house.· He sometimes wondered if Eleanor had put a curse on him.· They've put a curse on me now, for betraying Nerina. 1a swear word or words that you say because you are very angry: He muttered a curse under his breath.2a word or sentence used to ask God or a magical power to do something bad to someone or something: He believed that someone had put a curse on the house.3something that causes trouble, harm etccurse of Noise is one of the curses of modern-day life.4the curse old-fashioned a menstrual period |