swear at

swear at

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swair at]
- /swɛər æt/
- /sweə(r) ət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swair at]
- /swɛər æt/

Definition of swear at words

transitivephrasal verb swear at use bad language towards, curse at 1

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Parts of speech for Swear at

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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swear at popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for swear at

verb swear at

abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.

All 15 Synonyms of swear at

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