Word: Swallow
How to pronounce: ˈswɒləʊ
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.
Example sentences: "She swallowed a mouthful slowly"
Noun
Definitions:
1. An act of swallowing something, especially food or drink.
Example sentences: "He downed his drink in one swallow"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings, feeding on insects in flight.
Example sentences: "The central aim of our study was to demonstrate that both natural and sexual selection have been important in shaping the tail streamer of the barn swallow."
Synonyms:
engulf
absorb
devour
quaff
ingest
gobble
choke
repress
smother
hold back
barn swallow
mouthful
sip
swig
gulp
ingestion
deglutition
consume
sup
take a sip
killer whale
drink
down
take
accept
immerse
bury
submerge
slug
shot
nip
Derivations:
swallowing
swallowed
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Swallow in Other Languages...
Spanish: Tragar
German: Schlucken
French: Avaler
Italian: Inghiottire
Turkish: Yutma
