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How to pronounce swearing in British English

“swearing” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to swearing the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“swearing” in real sentences — British speakers

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  1. the bus, swearing and drawing graffiti; those sorts of things.

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. in debates or in media without you know without swearing essentially without I was I was

    The Scottish Parliament

  3. In 1880, Charles Bradlaugh, he was elected MP for Northamptonshire, and when he come] to swearing

    UK Parliament

Words that sound like “swearing”

Words one sound away from swearing — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “swearing”

Why real speech

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