Associations to the word «Swearing»

Wiktionary

SWEARING, verb. Present participle of swear
SWEARING, noun. The act of swearing, or making an oath.
SWEARING IN, verb. Present participle of swear in

Dictionary definition

SWEARING, noun. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted".
SWEARING, noun. A commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne