swearing in English

noun

1

the use of offensive language.

there's a lot of swearing in the show

verb

1

make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.

Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone

synonyms: promise, vow, pledge, give one's word, take an oath, undertake, guarantee, depose, aver, insist, avow, pronounce, declare, proclaim, assert, profess, maintain, contend, emphasize, stress, aver

2

use offensive language, especially as an expression of anger.

Peter swore under his breath

synonyms: bad language, strong language, cursing, blaspheming, blasphemy, profanities, obscenities, curses, oaths, expletives, swear words, cussing, four-letter words, imprecation, curse, blaspheme, utter profanities, utter oaths, use bad language, take the Lord's name in vain, cuss, execrate

noun

bad language, strong language, cursing, blaspheming, blasphemy, profanities, obscenities, curses, oaths, expletives, swear words, cussing, four-letter words, imprecation
curse, swearword, cuss, curse word, expletive, oath
oath

verb

promise, insist, curse, trust, aver, depose
promise, vow, pledge, give one's word, take an oath, undertake, guarantee, depose, aver
insist, avow, pronounce, declare, proclaim, assert, profess, maintain, contend, emphasize, stress, aver
curse, blaspheme, utter profanities, utter oaths, use bad language, take the Lord's name in vain, cuss, execrate
trust, bank, rely
aver, swan, affirm, assert, avow, verify
depose, depone
curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate

Use "swearing" in a sentence

1. He was cautioned for swearing.

2. Are you swearing at me?

3. She was swearing something terrible.

4. I'm sorry for swearing so much.

5. All of us sweating and swearing.

6. Giles was shocked at the swearing.

7. The censor clipped the swearing words.

8. I don't like to hear children swearing.

9. Swearing is a way of expressing oneself.

10. My dad told me off for swearing.

11. The teacher told me off for swearing.

12. She flounced out of the room, swearing loudly.

13. Lay off the swearing, if you don't mind.

14. Can you try one more time without swearing?

15. Swearing is not just a choice of words.

16. The foreman is always swearing at the workers.

17. Some people are offended by swearing on television.

18. He was shocked to hear his child swearing.

19. True, some people are offended by swearing on television.

20. She flounce flounced out of the room, swearing loudly.

21. He was in a right tizzy, muttering and swearing.

22. Indeed, swearing is a major pastime in many places.

23. He was sent off for swearing at the referee.

24. She got 200 lines for swearing at her teacher.

25. He was extremely drunk and swearing like a trooper.

26. The teacher turned a deaf ear to the boy's swearing .

27. When you write an Affidavit and sign it, you’re swearing …

28. He kept apologising to Nellie and swearing undying devotion to her.

29. Starting that day, he quit swearing in front of me.

30. And he wants you to cut out swearing during yuletide.

31. The girls were still swearing, and now we were all angry.

32. The mestizo lost his footing, and Trent heard him slide, swearing.

33. Cursing, or swearing, in English is not a particularly difficult task

34. He was flung out of school for swearing at a teacher.

35. Andrei knew swearing was wrong and makes the Holy Ghost leave.

36. He tried to cry off after swearing he would do it!

37. Given the slightest encouragement, he'd be on his knees swearing eternal devotion.

38. In Britain at least, swearing on television has become commonplace and wholly unremarkable.

39. For the first time since he started swearing, he felt really happy.

40. Swearing was invented as a compromise between running away and fighting. 

41. His remarks at the swearing - in ranged from the perfunctory to the bizarre.

42. Covenanting with God is the swearing of an oath of fidelity to him

43. 30 Swearing was invented as a compromise between running away and fighting. 

44. Emhoff attended Pete's swearing-in ceremony as transportation secretary and fist-bumped Chasten

45. A salesman commented on how different the work crew was —no swearing, no loitering.

46. The rod held by a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.

47. 28 Given the slightest encouragement, he'd be on his knees swearing eternal devotion.

48. You're a pretty little girl, so no farting and no swearing, you got it?

49. Swearing was sticking to my words as securely as burdock burs to dog hair.

50. I’ve learned that swearing has a positive meaning as well as a negative one.