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Swearing - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Swearing : (noun)
1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
"expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word, expletive,
oath, swearword, cuss]
2: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of
law); to lie under oath is to become subject to
prosecution for perjury [syn: oath]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. Swore, formerly Sware; p. p.
Sworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Swearing.] [OE. swerien, AS.
swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G.
schw["o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv["a]rja, Dan. sv[ae]rge,
Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an
answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.
[root]177. Cf. Answer.]
1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to
God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,
threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by
some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the
Bible, the Koran, etc.
Ye shall swear by my name falsely. --Lev. xix.
12.
I swear by all the Roman gods. --Shak.
2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth
of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use
the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon
God in imprecation; to curse.
[I] swore little; diced not above seven times a
week. --Shak.
To swear by, to place great confidence in a person or
thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. ``I simply
meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord
Verulam.'' --Miss Edgeworth.
To swear off, to make a solemn vow, or a serious
resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off
smoking. [Slang]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Swearing : \Swear"ing\,
a. & n. from Swear, v.
Idle swearing is a cursedness. --Chaucer.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Swearing |
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Jeremyyyyy: gotta travel to motherfckin clementi camp tmr. F*CKing far la. sorry for Swearing i had to. |
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deililly: @bLoOMeRrOoNeY oh dear. Am going to have to but down Swearing at Bad Cat! |
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IanTucker: Broken Arrow: John Travolta & Christian Slater driving around Utah Swearing at each other. |
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