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swears at

swears at is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 swears at

What is swears at the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swears at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swear at.

Words near swears at in the dictionary

  1. Swearingen
  2. Swearingens
  3. swearingly
  4. swearings
  5. swears
  6. swears at
  7. swears blind
  8. swears by
  9. swears down
  10. swears in
  11. swears like a cutter

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