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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.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted".

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

She stormed out of the room, uttering loud swearing under her breath as she slammed the door.
His public apology for his on-air swearing incident went largely unaccepted by critics.
As soon as the play got out, his frustration boiled over into furious swearing on the sidelines.
Citing instances of swearing, officials eventually expelled him from the courtroom.
Under stress, some folks get creative with swearing in particularly artistic combinations of curse words.