curse out
phrasal verb
cursed out; cursing out; curses out
US, informal
: to say angry and offensive words to (someone)
My boss cursed me out.
Examples of curse out in a Sentence
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Viewers who watch the Big Brother live feeds had been cursing out CBS and its producers all weekend, but after the network aired the latest episode where the game show twist plays out, all hell broke loose.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Under Nathaniel Hackett’s 15-game watch of fans counting down the play clock, a player cursing out his quarterback, and teammates shoving one another on the sidelines and punching opponents, the sheer disconnect was comedic and horrifying.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Born out of an impetus that feels 60 percent respect and 40 percent trolling, folks in the media — social and otherwise — feel invested in the idea of Martin Scorsese getting an Emmy for cursing out Ike Barinholtz.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Expand All Can a driver curse out another driver, or even a pedestrian, and shoot him the bird?
—Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Hepburn’s thorny performance veers away from her typical sparkling ingenue presence toward something more brittle (watching Holly Golightly restrain herself from cursing out a precocious, irritating child delights).
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
In a 2024 Pew poll, 38% said cursing out loud in public was never acceptable, 27% rarely, 23% sometimes, and 9% usually or always so.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Walking around in circles or whatever, just cursing out loud.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
The clip, which Bravo dropped hours after Garcelle made her exit announcement, ends with the actress, 58, storming off the reunion set in frustration and cursing out costars Kyle Richards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Bozoma Saint John, Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Under Nathaniel Hackett’s 15-game watch of fans counting down the play clock, a player cursing out his quarterback, and teammates shoving one another on the sidelines and punching opponents, the sheer disconnect was comedic and horrifying.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Born out of an impetus that feels 60 percent respect and 40 percent trolling, folks in the media — social and otherwise — feel invested in the idea of Martin Scorsese getting an Emmy for cursing out Ike Barinholtz.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Expand All Can a driver curse out another driver, or even a pedestrian, and shoot him the bird?
—Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Hepburn’s thorny performance veers away from her typical sparkling ingenue presence toward something more brittle (watching Holly Golightly restrain herself from cursing out a precocious, irritating child delights).
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
In a 2024 Pew poll, 38% said cursing out loud in public was never acceptable, 27% rarely, 23% sometimes, and 9% usually or always so.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Walking around in circles or whatever, just cursing out loud.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
The clip, which Bravo dropped hours after Garcelle made her exit announcement, ends with the actress, 58, storming off the reunion set in frustration and cursing out costars Kyle Richards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Bozoma Saint John, Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Curse out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curse%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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