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swears like a sailor

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

Meaning of swear like a sailor

Verb

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

  1. (simile) Synonym of swear like a trooper.

Questions about swears like a sailor

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

Words near swears like a sailor in the dictionary

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

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