Meaning of "cuss" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CUSS

cuss  [kʌs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUSS

Cuss is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cuss in English.

WHAT DOES CUSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cuss in the English dictionary

The definition of cuss in the dictionary is a curse; oath. Other definition of cuss is a person or animal, esp an annoying one.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CUSS

PRESENT

Present

I cuss

you cuss

he/she/it cusses

we cuss

you cuss

they cuss

Present continuous

I am cussing

you are cussing

he/she/it is cussing

we are cussing

you are cussing

they are cussing

Present perfect

I have cussed

you have cussed

he/she/it has cussed

we have cussed

you have cussed

they have cussed

Present perfect continuous

I have been cussing

you have been cussing

he/she/it has been cussing

we have been cussing

you have been cussing

they have been cussing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I cussed

you cussed

he/she/it cussed

we cussed

you cussed

they cussed

Past continuous

I was cussing

you were cussing

he/she/it was cussing

we were cussing

you were cussing

they were cussing

Past perfect

I had cussed

you had cussed

he/she/it had cussed

we had cussed

you had cussed

they had cussed

Past perfect continuous

I had been cussing

you had been cussing

he/she/it had been cussing

we had been cussing

you had been cussing

they had been cussing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will cuss

you will cuss

he/she/it will cuss

we will cuss

you will cuss

they will cuss

Future continuous

I will be cussing

you will be cussing

he/she/it will be cussing

we will be cussing

you will be cussing

they will be cussing

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

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cussing

you will have been cussing

he/she/it will have been cussing

we will have been cussing

you will have been cussing

they will have been cussing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cuss

you would cuss

he/she/it would cuss

we would cuss

you would cuss

they would cuss

Conditional continuous

I would be cussing

you would be cussing

he/she/it would be cussing

we would be cussing

you would be cussing

they would be cussing

Conditional perfect

I would have cuss

you would have cuss

he/she/it would have cuss

we would have cuss

you would have cuss

they would have cuss

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cussing

you would have been cussing

he/she/it would have been cussing

we would have been cussing

you would have been cussing

they would have been cussing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cuss
we let´s cuss
you cuss

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cuss

Past participle

cussed

Present Participle

cussing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF CUSS

Find out the translation of cuss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cuss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cuss» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 坏话
• Translator English - Spanish: cuss
• English: cuss
• Translator English - Hindi: गाली
• Translator English - Arabic: لعنة
• Translator English - Russian: Касс
• Translator English - Portuguese: cuss
• Translator English - Bengali: অভিশাপ
• Translator English - French: juron
• Translator English - Malay: Cuss
• Translator English - German: fluchen
• Translator English - Japanese: 悪口
• Translator English - Korean: 악한
• Translator English - Javanese: Cuss
• Translator English - Vietnamese: người
• Translator English - Tamil: சாபமிடு
• Translator English - Marathi: कस
• Translator English - Turkish: küfür
• Translator English - Italian: maledizione
• Translator English - Polish: cuss
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кас
• Translator English - Romanian: înjurătură
• Translator English - Greek: βλασφημώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vloek
• Translator English - Swedish: tera
• Translator English - Norwegian: drøfte

10 QUOTES WITH «CUSS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cuss.

1

Bobby Bowden

You can live by biblical principles, and you can teach by those principles and still be a winner. So many coaches think you've got to kick your players in the rear end. You've got to cuss them out. You've got to hit them across the head. No. You don't have to do that.

2

Earl Butz

I was a stubborn cuss, and I made some mistakes.

3

Dominic Chianese

My father was an American who could cuss in Italian and make an aria out of it. It was wonderful to watch. But then again, he was a Gemini. I believe in that stuff.

4

Keith Coogan

I cuss like a sailor; I smoked cigarettes for many years but quit and have never looked back; also, I ride a motorcycle... in Los Angeles... so there ya go.

5

Howard Cosell

Mommy, why does daddy cuss the TV and call it Howard?

6

Eazy-E

If you want to get your point across, you gotta cuss.

7

Leona Lewis

I get road rage. I can't drive because I cuss people out.

8

Kel Mitchell

I was a drama major also so it's cool to cuss for meaning, but for no apparent reason, no.

9

Tillie Olsen

There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt.

10

Amber Tamblyn

People in real life cuss God out when they're angry. That's all real.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUSS»

Discover the use of cuss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cuss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Cuss

In 1925, in a small Washington State community made up of families from different ethnic backgrounds, twelve-year-old Cuss tries to stay in school as he watches those around him struggle with various financial difficulties.

Kristine L. Franklin, 2007

Cuss Control: The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing

Now, James V. O'Connor-founder of the Cuss Control Academy-offers the first book to explain why we swear and how we can learn to hold our tongues.

James O'Connor, 2006

Cuss: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases

Familiar Quotations CursorsThe American experiment is the most tremendous and far reaching engine of social change which has ever either blessed or cursed mankind.ndash;Charles Francis AdamsCursed is everyone who placeth his hope in man ...

‎2008

The Camerer Cuss Book of Antique Watches

This second edition contains improved black and white photographs and a revised preface which comments on the market and the changes in it since the previous edition was published in 1976

Theodore Patrick Camerer Cuss, Terence Albert Camerer Cuss, 1976

Deep Challenge: Our Quest for Energy Beneath the Sea: Our ...

The change of emphasis, from determining that petroleum deposits were there to devising a method for sinking a well and producing the oil, caused the CUSS Group owners to reconsider their position regarding CUSS itself. Suddenly ...

Clyde W. Burleson, 1998

Herbal Delights

Botanical name: Cymbopogon maritima. English name: Ginger Grass. Botanical names: Vetiveria Zizanoides, Andropogon muricatus. English names: Kuss-Kuss Grass, Cuss-Cuss. Indian name: Khas-khas vetivcrt. Natural order: Graminaceae  ...

C. F. Leyel, 2007

Anathema

and then they say a cuss word that actually makes them feel better shows this freeing oneself aspect by breaking perceived rules. All that is happening is a scribe in pain says a cuss word they perceive is a rule not to say and when they break ...

Todd Andrew Rohrer, 2010

Lessons I'm Never GHANA Forget: The Emails I Wrote from ...

This is the collection of those thoughts and experiences Tobin had during his stay in Africa. These are the emails that changed his life.

Tobin Cuss, 2010

Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language

James V. O'Connor, president of the Cuss Control Academy, is so concerned about the effect on children of their parents' swearing that his book Cuss Control: The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing was written with the primary ...

Ruth Wajnryb, 2005

A Spectrum Unseen: Invisible Men, Women, and Creatures in ...

At that precise moment Mr. Cuss and Mr. Bunting were in the parlour. They were seriously investigating the strange occurrences of the morning, and were, with Mr . Hall's permission, making a thorough examination of the Invisible Man's ...

Chad Arment, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cuss is used in the context of the following news items.

I told the truth about Black Love and Facebook banned me for 30 …

I cuss people the fuck out. So anyway... About a week ago, I wrote a post about black love that was inspired by a conversation I'd had with my ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»

Athletes allege abuse at U. of Illinois

"Everywhere, coaches yell and cuss. That happens everywhere. What doesn't happen everywhere is racism," Huma said, referring to the ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»

What Bill Cosby and the Confederate Flag Have in Common

Buress once again assumed Cosby's persona: “I don't cuss on stage.” “Yeah,” Buress countered, “but you're a rapist.” As the audience roared, ... «Politico, Jul 15»

Mactan Cebu to invest in more IT solutions provided by Rockwell …

... vMUSE common-use passenger processing system (CUPPS) as well as the company's common-use self-service (CUSS) kiosks, and claims ... «Airport World Online, Jul 15»

Why NSW will undoubtedly win State of Origin Game 3

That's right, none of Daley's men give a tinker's cuss anymore about The Cauldron. Suncorp's 'aura' and 'ridiculously high winning percentage ... «The Roar, Jul 15»

6 Apple Music problems that the iPhone maker must fix to be a real …

The tracks available to stream feature all the words your cuss-loving mind could want. Apple Music vs Spotify. © Apple/Spotify. Apple Music vs ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»

Caste Heat Going To Hit Baahubali

To portray the atrocities being met by that caste's people, there are some rash dialogues with cuss words uttered by few royal biggies towards ... «Gulte, Jul 15»

Sierra Leone Sports: The case of the 'mammy cuss' and the Minister

As with most recent incidences of public officials behaving badly, it was from various WhatsApp chat groups that Sierra Leoneans heard the ... «Swit Salone, Jul 15»

Beware of this check scam, it looks too good to be true

"We've called them ourselves and they cuss us out on the phone and hang up. They know they have untraceable phones. "All I can say to ... «Kankakee Daily Journal, Jul 15»

Social media disagreements increasingly leading to violence offline …

"You'll see banter back and forth — cuss words, emojis are the big thing and a lot of times it will escalate to somebody shows up to somebody's ... «WCPO, Jul 15»