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swears like a pagan

swears like a pagan is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swear like a pagan.

Meaning of swear like a pagan

Verb

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

  1. (simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper.
    • Foulon began to swear like a pagan, shouting: ‘Get thee hence, thou rogue and blackguard! Thou shalt not have my wheat, or else I shall pay thee with a musket blow in the belly!’2014, Helen Hagen, Evrard, Lord of Ethe, Books on Demand, translation of original by Ludovic Dispaux, →ISBN, page 218

Questions about swears like a pagan

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

Words near swears like a pagan in the dictionary

  1. swears blind
  2. swears by
  3. swears down
  4. swears in
  5. swears like a cutter
  6. swears like a pagan
  7. swears like a sailor
  8. swears like a trooper
  9. swears off
  10. swears on
  11. swears on a stack

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