What does SWEARING mean?
Definitions for SWEARING
swear·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cussnoun
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
"expletives were deleted"
oath, swearingnoun
a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
ChatGPT
swearing
Swearing refers to the use of offensive, vulgar, or obscene language as a form of expression. It also indicates making a solemn promise or taking an oath about something.
Webster Dictionary
Swearing
of Swear
Swearing
a. & n. from Swear, v
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
swearing
A vulgar and most irrational vice, which happily is fast going out. Habitual swearing was usually typical of a bad officer. It may have originated in the custom too often demanded by law, of solemn asseverations on frivolous subjects.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SWEARING in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SWEARING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of SWEARING in a Sentence
I think the best thing to do is evaluate it on Inauguration Day, you're going to have between the election and the Jan. 20 swearing-in to evaluate whether they have adhered to it and make a judgment then. But I think it's a very bad agreement.
I do the very best I know howthe very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me wont amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.
, } Accusers do not tend to fare well in word-on-word clashes. As I have described, skepticism of sexual violence complaints has shape-shifted over time. Yet it remains firmly lodged. The staying power of credibility discounting is a notable feature — perhaps even the dominant feature — of our response to rape.This may be changing. The #MeToo movement is challenging a societal default to doubt, and the past year has brought undeniable progress. Yet even as sexual misconduct complaints are met with newfound receptivity, it is worth noting that lone accusers continue to bear a special burden. ( It seems unlikely that Senate Republicans will ask the FBI to investigate two other accusers' reports against Brett Kavanaugh, or even that they will be asked to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee.) Many survivors of sexual violence are deterred by the likelihood of a swearing contest. But Ford — in the face of death threats — has agreed to appear before Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate Republicans walks into a.
It is concluded that the swearing-in as governor by Hon. Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia, named secretary of state in recess, is unconstitutional.
It may be controversial but only if you simply extract the swearing and drugs and stuff from the context, it could well be that it's not so controversial.
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