Explore Wuss through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like weakling or doormat. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Wuss meaning
A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
Using Wuss
- The main meaning on this page is: A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
- Useful related words include: weakling, doormat, person, individual.
Context around Wuss
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wuss
- In this selection, "wuss" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, niezdara, pure and klutz stand out and add context to how "wuss" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include am a wuss pure and and like a wuss. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wuss" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wuss
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I am a wuss, pure and simple. (7 words)
CHL was a wuss, just about everybody could eat 50 eggs. (11 words)
He claimed he was afraid of one of the undercover officers, who had offered to help him obtain a gun, and was “trying to not act like a wuss”. (29 words)
The classic additions of cilantro, cucumber, pickled carrots and a mild garlic mayo were all perfectly paired with the deep, rich beef flavor — as per usual I eschewed the jalapeño because I'm a wuss. (35 words)
Similarly with other deprecatory nouns as pierdoła, ciapa, łamaga, łajza, niezdara ("wuss, klutz"); niemowa ("mute") can used deprecatively as described previously, and then can be used for verbs marked for the male and female genders. (35 words)
He claimed he was afraid of one of the undercover officers, who had offered to help him obtain a gun, and was “trying to not act like a wuss”. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
He claimed he was afraid of one of the undercover officers, who had offered to help him obtain a gun, and was “trying to not act like a wuss”.
CHL was a wuss, just about everybody could eat 50 eggs.
I am a wuss, pure and simple.
The classic additions of cilantro, cucumber, pickled carrots and a mild garlic mayo were all perfectly paired with the deep, rich beef flavor — as per usual I eschewed the jalapeño because I'm a wuss.
Similarly with other deprecatory nouns as pierdoła, ciapa, łamaga, łajza, niezdara ("wuss, klutz"); niemowa ("mute") can used deprecatively as described previously, and then can be used for verbs marked for the male and female genders.