swearing
noun
[ ˈswɛːrɪŋ ]
• the use of offensive language.
• "there's a lot of swearing in the show"
swear
verb
• 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"
Similar:
promise,
vow,
promise under oath,
solemnly promise,
pledge oneself,
give one's word,
take an oath,
swear an oath,
swear on the Bible,
give an undertaking,
undertake,
affirm,
warrant,
state,
assert,
declare,
aver,
proclaim,
pronounce,
profess,
attest,
guarantee,
depose,
make a deposition,
bind oneself,
asseverate,
insist,
avow,
be emphatic,
maintain,
contend,
emphasize,
stress,
invoke,
appeal to,
call as one's witness,
• use offensive language, especially as an expression of anger.
• "Peter swore under his breath"
Similar:
curse,
blaspheme,
utter profanities,
utter oaths,
be foul-mouthed,
use bad/foul language,
be blasphemous,
take the Lord's name in vain,
swear like a trooper,
damn,
cuss,
turn the air blue,
eff and blind,
execrate,
bad language,
foul language,
strong language,
profanity,
obscenity,
cursing,
blaspheming,
blasphemy,
vilification,
imprecation,
curses,
oaths,
expletives,
swear words,
profanities,
insults,
coprolalia,
cussing,
effing and blinding,
four-letter words,
Origin:
Old English swerian of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweren, German schwören, also to answer.
