"cursing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɝsɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈkɜːsɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-cursing.ogg Forms: cursings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English cursing, cursyng, cursunge, from Old English cursung (“cursing”), equivalent to curse + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cursing}} Middle English cursing, {{inh|en|ang|cursung|t=cursing}} Old English cursung (“cursing”), {{suffix|en|curse|ing}} curse + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} cursing (plural cursings)
  1. The act of one who curses. Translations (act of one who curse): banderi [neuter] (Danish), శపించుట (śapiñcuṭa) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-cursing-en-noun-A~-18LPP Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɝsɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈkɜːsɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-cursing.ogg
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪŋ Etymology: From curse + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|curse|ing}} curse + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cursing
  1. present participle and gerund of curse Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: curse Derived forms: cursingly
    Sense id: en-cursing-en-verb-B7qxxL9N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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