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swear like a cutter

swear like a cutter verb: synonym of swear like a trooper.

Verb

swear like a cutter (third-person singular simple present swears like a cutter, present participle swearing like a cutter, simple past swore like a cutter, past participle sworn like a cutter)

  1. (archaic, simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper.
    • Patrick swore like a cutter as Antonia rushed to the minister as if he were about to rescue her from all evil. Mayhap she thought that was so, but the minister was frozen like Lot's wife.2015, Jo Ann Ferguson, A Model Marriage
    • Shouting at the top of his lungs and swearing like a cutter, Chip raged at the voices which were shoving him to the brink.2017, Stanley Campbell, The Legend of Chip: The Legend Begins

Synonyms of swear like a cutter

Forms of swear like a cutter

third-person singular presentswears like a cutter
present participleswearing like a cutter
pastswore like a cutter
past participlesworn like a cutter

Questions about swear like a cutter

What does swear like a cutter mean?
Swear like a cutter means synonym of swear like a trooper.
What part of speech is swear like a cutter?
Swear like a cutter is a verb.
What is the past tense of swear like a cutter?
The past tense of swear like a cutter is swore like a cutter.

Words near swear like a cutter in the dictionary

  1. swear by
  2. swear down
  3. swear in
  4. swear jar
  5. swear jars
  6. swear like a cutter
  7. swear like a pagan
  8. swear like a sailor
  9. swear like a trooper
  10. swear off
  11. swear on

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