What is the past tense of curse?

cursed - Simple English Wiktionary.
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What are the 3 forms of verb curse?

verb (used with object), cursed or curst, curs·ing.
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Were cursed meaning?

cursed adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK)

experiencing problems and unhappiness: In recent years I've been cursed with worsening eyesight. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having bad things happen by chance.
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Is curse a verb or noun?

Verb He cursed himself for being so careless. She cursed her bad luck.
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What is the plural form of curse?

curses - Simple English Wiktionary.
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Which is correct curse or cuss?

Cuss is simply an American alteration of curse, and its meaning “to say bad words” was first recorded in 1815.
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Is it pronounced curse or cuss?

Jennifer Tarle will guide you through a quick lesson so that you can pronounce English words clearly and reduce your accent. CUSS /kʌs/: K-short u-S. It rhymes with bus, fuss, puss. CURSE /kɝs/: K-short er-S.
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What's another word for cursing a lot?

Coprolalia is a medical term meaning “the obsessive, excessive, and/or involuntary use of obscene language, including scatological words.” This language can also include socially inappropriate and insulting utterances, even if they do not contain curse words (e.g., due to her coprolalia, she sometimes involuntarily ...
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Why do people curse?

Swearwords are socially and emotionally indispensable, vital parts of our linguistic repertoires that help us mitigate stress, cope with pain, increase strength and endurance and bond with friends and colleagues — it's not for nothing they are described as “strong language”.
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Is it cursed or cursed?

The two-syllable version is rather old-fashioned and means either 'bearing a curse' or 'deserving to be cursed, annoying'. On the other hand, the one-syllable form of cursed ends in a t sound which my be omitted when followed by a word like child, making cursed child sound like curse child.
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How do you say you are cursed?

  1. accursed.
  2. disgusting.
  3. abominable.
  4. atrocious.
  5. damnable.
  6. devilish.
  7. execrable.
  8. fiendish.
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How do you use cursed in a sentence?

Example Sentences

Some people think the old house is cursed. a people cursed with famine His cursed stupidity got him in trouble again. I can't get this cursed radio to work.
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What word type is cursed?

Adjective. Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
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What is the present tense of cursed?

He/She/It curses . I curse. You/We/They curse. He/She/It is cursing.
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What is the D curse word?

d-word (plural d-words) (euphemistic) The word damn.
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What can I say instead of the F word?

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  • Balderdash!
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  • Corn Nuts!
  • Dagnabbit!
  • Son of a monkey!
  • Barnacles!
  • Holy cow!
  • Poo on a stick!
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What is a fancy word for cussing?

See also synonyms for: cussed / cussing. blaspheme. curse. use profanity.
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What is the longest curse word?

Dunbar is famed in Scottish and ecclesiastical history for issuing the longest curse, a 1000-word diatribe against the Borders reivers who he excommunicated saying this: “I curse their head and all the hairs of their head.
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What is the correct tense?

We use past tense to write about the past. We use present tense to write about facts, opinions, or things that happen regularly. We use future tense to write about future events.
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Is past tense verb correct?

The past simple tense of 'correct' is 'corrected'.
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What is the past tense verb?

Past tense verbs refer to actions or events in the past. They can be regular verbs that simply end with a "d" or an "ed" or they can be irregular and change their spelling to show the past tense. For example: “beat” becomes (I beat him at baseball.)
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What does the Bible say about cussing?

Ephesians 5:4 was also influential in persuading me to stop cussing: “Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.” Once again, context is key for understanding the meaning of this text.
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What is the most mispronounced word in English?

13 most commonly mispronounced words in American English—and the right way to say them
  • Anyway. EH-nee-way. Why is this easy word here? ...
  • Tenet. TEN-eht. ...
  • Comptroller. con-TROLL-er. ...
  • Coup de grâce. koo-de-GRAHS. ...
  • Electoral. ee-LECK-tor-al. ...
  • Hyperbole. high-PER-boh-lee. ...
  • Mischievous. MIS-chuh-vus. ...
  • Ophthalmologist. off-tha(l)-MOLL-o-gist.
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