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Meanings of swearing in English
Usage of swearing in English
1
Some were calling good mornings, but one at least was swearing angrily.
2
Several hundred people earlier attended Lukashenko's swearing-in ceremony for a sixth term.
3
It was not mere idle swearing; it seemed always genuine and serious.
4
The swearing in of new ministers will take place on 2 May.
5
The state's swearing-in date for the governor-elect is set for Dec. 1.
6
That's the first time I've ever seen Russell Carver at a swearing-in.
7
After the swearing-in ceremony the passions of the Dublin mob broke loose.
8
The fines recorded during the Commonwealth were: For swearing one oath, 3s.
9
I wake suddenly, and hear myself swearing, before I even know why.
10
Yes, by angrily swearing at a procession of confused minimum-wage retail workers.
11
For one, it is cursing and swearing; for another vanity and conceit.
12
Then suddenly a man swung around the corner swearing in bitter rage:
13
He has always denied using the word pleb but has admitted swearing.
14
Prince Eugene was at the Hotel de Ville, swearing in the magistrates.
15
She's also swearing like a trooper at nothing and no-one in particular.
16
He never even ticked one and retired in disgust, limping and swearing.
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Translations for swearing
Swearing through the time
Swearing across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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