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Definition of cuss in English: cussnoun kʌskəs informal 1An annoying or stubborn person or animal. he was certainly an unsociable cuss Example sentencesExamples - Stubborn cusses that they are, those dogmatic mathematicians insisted on using the old, messy value of pi.
- It's no secret, I wrote, that most reporters are opinionated cusses.
- Which reminds me: he could be a stubborn cuss, too.
- If the Booty Crew, the orneriest bunch of cusses ever to sling a keyboard in the name of quality climbing gear, had a motto, that would be it.
- The misanthrope is a harmless cuss, keeping mainly to herself and bothering no one, asking only that you not bother her.
- Straus, celebrated by all as the most independent cuss in publishing, readily agreed.
- A stubborn cuss, who would never accept what I didn't believe, and could not be beaten into believing it, or appearing to believe it.
- And although Beryl, simple lass of cheery disposition, has tried to sweet talk Tom on more than one social occasion, the old cuss has always rebuffed the olive branch.
- And what has become of the manager's reputation for being an argumentative cuss?
- They were mean and ornery cusses wanted dead or alive in a dozen towns.
- Seven years after his last book, he is back - and the old cuss is leaner, meaner, and bloodier than ever.
- ‘He sure is a stubborn little cuss ain't he?’ asked Mike, quite amused.
- Langford's always come off like an ornery cuss, a guy who doesn't suffer fools gladly.
- She's the sort of contentious cuss who would be flipping the bird to the courts no matter what the circumstances.
- King is also said to be a moody, irascible, and emotional cuss.
- In the face of modernity, there's a thrill in watching an ornery cuss who clings to the old ways.
- The target audiences are Fleming's fans and less demanding listeners, not mopey cusses who concern themselves with matters such as style and authenticity.
- But Heath was a stubborn old cuss, and saw no one fit to replace him, so he hung on into 1975.
- An insubordinate cuss, he knows that insubordination becomes an admirable trait in an age when the torturer's first line of defense is that he was merely following orders.
- Maybe I'm just turning into a grumpy old cuss in middle age.
Synonyms source of annoyance, source of irritation, annoyance, inconvenience, bore, bother, irritant, problem, difficulty, trouble, trial, burden 2 another term for curse (sense 2 of the noun) Example sentencesExamples - Jamie let a string of cusses fly before realising who'd knocked into him.
- He tossed her away lightly, and she flung a slurry of angry Spanish cusses at him.
- One minute I was on the ground and the next I was getting to my feet, screaming cusses over Jamal's harsh laughter.
- So without further ado ladies and gentlemen, he presents his first ever attempt at a cuss free column…
- Seriously, folks, I was beside myself with nerves, and I ain't a stranger to a cuss at the best of times.
- ‘That is absolutely no concern to me, I couldn't give a cuss about it,’ O'Neill said.
- I was on the ship for a long time, so I must have heard a cuss or two.
- Not because it was a cuss - I am bad that way, in the right company - but because I hadn't adopted the usual FCC standards when doing an interview.
- However, you gotta mix up the cusses so people think you're creative.
- ‘Wizards,’ I swore, making the average word a cuss.
- Often, the kid would be calm and gentle for a while then without warning, he would explode into a series of cusses and threats.
- I groaned when my head hit the table and a long stream of cusses came flying out under my breath.
- Putting her hand on the receiver in case there should be any outbursts of cusses or derogatory remarks, she told her friend.
- Instead of yelling back or muttering cusses at her father, Jazlyn just balled her hands into fists.
- Before the others could comment a rumble and crash came from Michelle's kitchen followed by a string of muffled cusses and an ‘I didn't do it!’
- Kaze growled once more a cuss at the creatures that had attacked them.
- She said the word like a cuss, glancing first at her partner and then at Fox.
- But if I die I don't give a tinkers cuss who gets my body parts.
- Either it'll get worse, and I'll end up with a fabulous accent in an alternate reality, or it'll wear off when I find a new cuss of the week.
- I don't ordinarily come into contact with teenagers, so one of the many great things about my wife's teaching career is that it gives me an insight into the latest classroom cusses and slang.
verb kʌskəs informal another term for curse (sense 2 of the verb) Example sentencesExamples - Of course, one of those writers was Chandler himself, who helped drag crime fiction, kicking and cussing, into the 20th century.
- If it's gratuitous swearing you want, then top-quality cussing you shall have, my friends!
- Poor girl was livid and started cussing him, as after all of this, there was no evidence anywhere to suggest that any painting had even started!
- He sort of crawled face first down the channel, banging against rocks, cussing louder by the moment.
- Except they were so loud we couldn't hear Pink Floyd and various people started swearing and cussing.
- A few of the other girls were cussing, using some of the ‘stinkest’ words I'd ever heard.
- Regular customers, including me, were moaning and cussing.
- They drew swords, and fought fiercely, cussing and insulting each other as swiftly as they threw blows.
- I was cussing them and swearing never to watch the show again because the fix was in.
- He pulls me through the crowd, much as I try to fight back, hissing insults and cussing at him like a sailor.
- God love her, she has this ladylike way of boiling things down to their essence while the rest of us are fuming and cussing.
- The man cusses as he reaches beneath the bed with his left hand without getting up.
- He was screaming and carrying on and raving and cussing and taunting me and trying his best to escape from whatever restraints we put him in so that he could come after me.
- She yelled at Melissa because she cussed a little bit and mom cusses more than Melissa.
- Usually after they heard Ricky cussing and swearing, they would think that they would just having another argument.
- Flash forward to Miami International Airport, the said cake bearer is overheard cussing and carrying on in a most unruly fashion.
- Her voice was just so unique, and she was cussing up a storm and speaking straight like we was on the street, having a conversation.
- As my eyes took in the entire scene, I saw a man, cussing to high heaven and rushing around, looking for another missile to hurl at the lady.
- I would have carried that car back to town on my back just to get within cussing distance of the pair of them and give them a piece of my mind.
- He wanders around Manhattan, unshaven, unbathed, and smoking and cussing a lot.
Rhymes bus, buss, concuss, fuss, Gus, huss, muss, plus, pus, Russ, sus, suss, thus, truss, us Definition of cuss in US English: cussnounkəskəs informal 1An annoying or stubborn person or animal. he was certainly an unsociable cuss Example sentencesExamples - Which reminds me: he could be a stubborn cuss, too.
- It's no secret, I wrote, that most reporters are opinionated cusses.
- ‘He sure is a stubborn little cuss ain't he?’ asked Mike, quite amused.
- And what has become of the manager's reputation for being an argumentative cuss?
- Seven years after his last book, he is back - and the old cuss is leaner, meaner, and bloodier than ever.
- An insubordinate cuss, he knows that insubordination becomes an admirable trait in an age when the torturer's first line of defense is that he was merely following orders.
- But Heath was a stubborn old cuss, and saw no one fit to replace him, so he hung on into 1975.
- A stubborn cuss, who would never accept what I didn't believe, and could not be beaten into believing it, or appearing to believe it.
- She's the sort of contentious cuss who would be flipping the bird to the courts no matter what the circumstances.
- Straus, celebrated by all as the most independent cuss in publishing, readily agreed.
- In the face of modernity, there's a thrill in watching an ornery cuss who clings to the old ways.
- King is also said to be a moody, irascible, and emotional cuss.
- They were mean and ornery cusses wanted dead or alive in a dozen towns.
- Stubborn cusses that they are, those dogmatic mathematicians insisted on using the old, messy value of pi.
- Maybe I'm just turning into a grumpy old cuss in middle age.
- If the Booty Crew, the orneriest bunch of cusses ever to sling a keyboard in the name of quality climbing gear, had a motto, that would be it.
- And although Beryl, simple lass of cheery disposition, has tried to sweet talk Tom on more than one social occasion, the old cuss has always rebuffed the olive branch.
- The target audiences are Fleming's fans and less demanding listeners, not mopey cusses who concern themselves with matters such as style and authenticity.
- Langford's always come off like an ornery cuss, a guy who doesn't suffer fools gladly.
- The misanthrope is a harmless cuss, keeping mainly to herself and bothering no one, asking only that you not bother her.
Synonyms source of annoyance, source of irritation, annoyance, inconvenience, bore, bother, irritant, problem, difficulty, trouble, trial, burden 2 another term for curse (sense 2 of the noun) Example sentencesExamples - Jamie let a string of cusses fly before realising who'd knocked into him.
- I groaned when my head hit the table and a long stream of cusses came flying out under my breath.
- Putting her hand on the receiver in case there should be any outbursts of cusses or derogatory remarks, she told her friend.
- He tossed her away lightly, and she flung a slurry of angry Spanish cusses at him.
- Often, the kid would be calm and gentle for a while then without warning, he would explode into a series of cusses and threats.
- Instead of yelling back or muttering cusses at her father, Jazlyn just balled her hands into fists.
- Seriously, folks, I was beside myself with nerves, and I ain't a stranger to a cuss at the best of times.
- Either it'll get worse, and I'll end up with a fabulous accent in an alternate reality, or it'll wear off when I find a new cuss of the week.
- Kaze growled once more a cuss at the creatures that had attacked them.
- One minute I was on the ground and the next I was getting to my feet, screaming cusses over Jamal's harsh laughter.
- Before the others could comment a rumble and crash came from Michelle's kitchen followed by a string of muffled cusses and an ‘I didn't do it!’
- So without further ado ladies and gentlemen, he presents his first ever attempt at a cuss free column…
- ‘That is absolutely no concern to me, I couldn't give a cuss about it,’ O'Neill said.
- ‘Wizards,’ I swore, making the average word a cuss.
- She said the word like a cuss, glancing first at her partner and then at Fox.
- Not because it was a cuss - I am bad that way, in the right company - but because I hadn't adopted the usual FCC standards when doing an interview.
- But if I die I don't give a tinkers cuss who gets my body parts.
- However, you gotta mix up the cusses so people think you're creative.
- I don't ordinarily come into contact with teenagers, so one of the many great things about my wife's teaching career is that it gives me an insight into the latest classroom cusses and slang.
- I was on the ship for a long time, so I must have heard a cuss or two.
verbkəskəs informal another term for curse (sense 2 of the verb) Example sentencesExamples - He sort of crawled face first down the channel, banging against rocks, cussing louder by the moment.
- She yelled at Melissa because she cussed a little bit and mom cusses more than Melissa.
- Usually after they heard Ricky cussing and swearing, they would think that they would just having another argument.
- They drew swords, and fought fiercely, cussing and insulting each other as swiftly as they threw blows.
- Regular customers, including me, were moaning and cussing.
- Her voice was just so unique, and she was cussing up a storm and speaking straight like we was on the street, having a conversation.
- As my eyes took in the entire scene, I saw a man, cussing to high heaven and rushing around, looking for another missile to hurl at the lady.
- God love her, she has this ladylike way of boiling things down to their essence while the rest of us are fuming and cussing.
- If it's gratuitous swearing you want, then top-quality cussing you shall have, my friends!
- Of course, one of those writers was Chandler himself, who helped drag crime fiction, kicking and cussing, into the 20th century.
- Poor girl was livid and started cussing him, as after all of this, there was no evidence anywhere to suggest that any painting had even started!
- He was screaming and carrying on and raving and cussing and taunting me and trying his best to escape from whatever restraints we put him in so that he could come after me.
- The man cusses as he reaches beneath the bed with his left hand without getting up.
- I was cussing them and swearing never to watch the show again because the fix was in.
- A few of the other girls were cussing, using some of the ‘stinkest’ words I'd ever heard.
- He wanders around Manhattan, unshaven, unbathed, and smoking and cussing a lot.
- He pulls me through the crowd, much as I try to fight back, hissing insults and cussing at him like a sailor.
- Flash forward to Miami International Airport, the said cake bearer is overheard cussing and carrying on in a most unruly fashion.
- Except they were so loud we couldn't hear Pink Floyd and various people started swearing and cussing.
- I would have carried that car back to town on my back just to get within cussing distance of the pair of them and give them a piece of my mind.
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