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swearing at

swearing at is the present participle and gerund of swear at.

Meaning of swear at

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, dated, transitive) To be disagreeably incongruous with, especially in colour; to clash.
    • […] in several instances there was another and quite a different red in the gown, which “swore” at its relative on the parasol.1885, Truth, volume 18, page 109
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swear, at.
    • One protester was arrested after swearing at a police officer.

Questions about swearing at

What is swearing at the present participle and gerund of?
Swearing at is the present participle and gerund of swear at.

Words near swearing at in the dictionary

  1. sweariest
  2. swearily
  3. swearin'
  4. sweariness
  5. swearing
  6. swearing at
  7. swearing blind
  8. swearing by
  9. swearing contest
  10. swearing contests
  11. swearing down

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