turning the air blue
turning the air blue is the present participle and gerund of turn the air blue.
Meaning of turn the air blue
Verb
turn the air blue (third-person singular simple present turns the air blue, present participle turning the air blue, simple past and past participle turned the air blue)
- To speak a stream of bad language; to curse and swear.
- ... he then relieved his feelings by kicking the lot, collectively and separately, swearing continuously in a strain calculated to turn the air blue all around him.1893, Isabella Castelar, The Spanish Treasure: A Story of Love and the Love of Gold, page 228
Questions about turning the air blue
- What is turning the air blue the present participle and gerund of?
- Turning the air blue is the present participle and gerund of turn the air blue.
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