Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cuss
Participle: cussed
Gerund: cussing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cuss |
| you | cuss |
| he;she;it | cusses |
| we | cuss |
| you | cuss |
| they | cuss |
Perfect
| I | have cussed |
| you | have cussed |
| he;she;it | has cussed |
| we | have cussed |
| you | have cussed |
| they | have cussed |
Past
| I | cussed |
| you | cussed |
| he;she;it | cussed |
| we | cussed |
| you | cussed |
| they | cussed |
Pluperfect
| I | had cussed |
| you | had cussed |
| he;she;it | had cussed |
| we | had cussed |
| you | had cussed |
| they | had cussed |
Future
| I | will cuss |
| you | will cuss |
| he;she;it | will cuss |
| we | will cuss |
| you | will cuss |
| they | will cuss |
Future Perfect
| I | will have cussed |
| you | will have cussed |
| he;she;it | will have cussed |
| we | will have cussed |
| you | will have cussed |
| they | will have cussed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cuss |
| you | cuss |
| he;she;it | cuss |
| we | cuss |
| you | cuss |
| they | cuss |
Perfect
| I | have cussed |
| you | have cussed |
| he;she;it | have cussed |
| we | have cussed |
| you | have cussed |
| they | have cussed |
Imperfect
| I | cussed |
| you | cussed |
| he;she;it | cussed |
| we | cussed |
| you | cussed |
| they | cussed |
Pluperfect
| I | had cussed |
| you | had cussed |
| he;she;it | had cussed |
| we | had cussed |
| you | had cussed |
| they | had cussed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cuss |
| you | would cuss |
| he;she;it | would cuss |
| we | would cuss |
| you | would cuss |
| they | would cuss |
Perfect
| I | would have cussed |
| you | would have cussed |
| he;she;it | would have cussed |
| we | would have cussed |
| you | would have cussed |
| they | would have cussed |
Imperative
| you | cuss |
| we | Let's cuss |
| you | cuss |
Verbs conjugated like 'cuss'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cuss'
buss,
cass,
cess,
cusp,
fuss,
muss,
nuss,
suss,
wuss,
bass,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
An American English variant of curse; for a similar phonetic development, compare ass (“buttocks”), from arse, in which the r was originally pronounced (as in curse). Etymology 1, noun sense 3 (“fellow, person”) is from the replacement of a derogatory or affectionate curse word like bitch in son of a bitch with the word cuss, after etymology 1, noun sense 2 (“curse word”).
Sample Sentences
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“ If yer warn't both on yer such cussed liars, now ! ” he said, contemplatively as he pondered a moment.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] man. “ See what ’ t is, now, to know scripture. If ye'd only studied yer Bible, like this yer good man, ye might have know 'd it before, and saved ye a heap o ’ trouble. Ye could jist have said, ’ Cussed be’—what's his name ? — ‘and ’ t would all have come right. ’ ” And the stranger, who was no other than the honest drover whom we introduced to our readers in the Kentucky tavern, sat down, and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ I say, now, ” said the drover, touching his elbow, “ there's differences in parsons, an't there ? ’ Cussed be Canaan ’ don't seem to go down with this ’ un, does it ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ I believe I 'm done for, ” said Tom. “ The cussed sneaking dog, to leave me to die alone ! My poor old mother always told me ’ t would be so. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Legree looked stupefied and confounded; but at last burst forth,—“What ! ye blasted black beast ! tell _me_ ye don't think it _right_ to do what I tell ye ! What have any of you cussed cattle to do with thinking what's right ? I'll put a stop to it ! Why, what do ye think ye are ? May be ye think ye’r a gentleman master, Tom, to be a telling your master what's right, and what [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] believe to be so pious,—didn't you never hear, out of yer Bible, ’ Servants, obey yer masters ’ ? An't I yer master ? Didn't I pay down twelve hundred dollars, cash, for all there is inside yer old cussed black shell ? An't yer mine, now, body and soul ? ” he said, giving Tom a violent kick with his heavy boot; “ tell me ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ I know one thing, ” he said to himself, as he stumbled back in the sitting-room, and sat down; “ I'll let that fellow alone, after this ! What did I want of his cussed paper ? I b’lieve I am bewitched, sure enough ! I 've been shivering and sweating, ever since ! Where did he get that hair ? It couldn't have been _that ! _ I burnt _that_ up, I know I did ! It [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)