expletive

[US]/ɪk'spliːtɪv/
[UK]/'ɛksplətɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. interjection, swear word.

Example Sentences

'Damn' is an expletive.

The expletives were deleted from the transcript.

The station bleeped out the expletives from the taped interview.

He muttered an expletive under his breath.

She let out an expletive when she realized she had lost her keys.

The expletive slipped out before he could stop himself.

She used an expletive to express her frustration.

He shouted an expletive in anger.

The expletive-laden rant shocked everyone in the room.

She muttered expletives while trying to fix the broken appliance.

He used expletives liberally when he was frustrated.

The expletive he shouted echoed through the empty hallway.

She let out a string of expletives when she stubbed her toe.

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