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Meanings of swearing in English

Portuguese
palavrão
Catalan
jurament
Spanish
garabato

Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.

      palavrão
      Usage of swearing in English
      1
      Some were calling good mornings, but one at least was swearing angrily.
      A Tale of Time City
      2
      Several hundred people earlier attended Lukashenko's swearing-in ceremony for a sixth term.
      Radio NZ
      3
      It was not mere idle swearing; it seemed always genuine and serious.
      Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 1: 1835-1866
      4
      The swearing in of new ministers will take place on 2 May.
      Radio NZ
      5
      The state's swearing-in date for the governor-elect is set for Dec. 1.
      Reuters
      6
      That's the first time I've ever seen Russell Carver at a swearing-in.
      Full circle
      7
      After the swearing-in ceremony the passions of the Dublin mob broke loose.
      William Pitt and the Great War
      8
      The fines recorded during the Commonwealth were: For swearing one oath, 3s.
      From John O'Groats to Land's End / Or, 1372 miles on foot; A boo...
      9
      I wake suddenly, and hear myself swearing, before I even know why.
      Axiomatic
      10
      Yes, by angrily swearing at a procession of confused minimum-wage retail workers.
      The Guardian
      11
      For one, it is cursing and swearing; for another vanity and conceit.
      Explanation of Catholic Morals / A Concise, Reasoned, and Popula...
      12
      Then suddenly a man swung around the corner swearing in bitter rage:
      The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
      13
      He has always denied using the word pleb but has admitted swearing.
      The Guardian
      14
      Prince Eugene was at the Hotel de Ville, swearing in the magistrates.
      Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
      15
      She's also swearing like a trooper at nothing and no-one in particular.
      The Irish Times
      16
      He never even ticked one and retired in disgust, limping and swearing.
      The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
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      South Africa
      Common
      New Zealand
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Common
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