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swearing

  • present participle of swear.

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Swearing, illicit filming & rule changes - what next in curling cheating row?

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Swearing just like Roy regularly does in the award-winning show about a family jockeying for control of a media empire, Cox playfully shouted as he and his fellow cast members posed for pictures together.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

Maybe let's start with this, since the film is called "The Swearing Jar."

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2022

Swearing in delayed to July 2009, after recount and court challenges.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021

"Swearing don't make it true, Hod," the innkeeper said.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin