Swearing has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | They were swearing at each other at the top of their voices. | |
| 2. | Swearing makes you feel relieved. | |
| 3. | Swearing relieves the pain. | |
| 4. | Tom is swearing. | |
| 5. | Tom is swearing at Ken. | |
| 6. | Yes, I am swearing! | |
| 7. | I am swearing at that jerk! | |
| 8. | Tom was asserting, judging by the verb in front of him, that the sentence was past tense, while Mary, seeing the gerundive under her eyes, was swearing it was a present. | |
| 9. | He started swearing. | |
| 10. | Tom says he's swearing off smoking. |