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[ verb ] wish harm upon; put a curse on

Examples

"The bad witch cursed the child"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

His rage assumes a religious form ; that_is , on the basis of his own sinfulness and abject wretchedness , Piepsam becomes a prophet who in his ecstasy and in the name of God imprecates doom on Life - not_only the cyclist now , but the audience , the world , as_well : `` all you light-headed breed '' .

2
[ verb ] utter obscenities or profanities

Examples

"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

Related terms

express blaspheme curse swearer

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