# cursing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɝsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,304

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of curse

## Etymology
From curse + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **Curtin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursing-vs-curtin)
- **cutting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursing-vs-cutting)
- **curving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursing-vs-curving)
- **cursive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursing-vs-cursive)
- **cussing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursing-vs-cussing)
- **crying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crying-vs-cursing)
- **caring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-cursing)
- **casing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-cursing)
- **curing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curing-vs-cursing)
- **causing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causing-vs-cursing)
- **closing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/closing-vs-cursing)
- **chasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chasing-vs-cursing)
- **cuisine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuisine-vs-cursing)
- **carving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carving-vs-cursing)
- **curling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curling-vs-cursing)
- **cunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cunning-vs-cursing)
- **cumming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cumming-vs-cursing)
- **ceasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceasing-vs-cursing)
- **culling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/culling-vs-cursing)
- **cupping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cupping-vs-cursing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccursing`, `crusing`, `curisng`, `currsing`, `cursign`, `cursingg`, `cursinng`, `cursnig`, `curssing`, `cusring`, `ucrsing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cursing