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swallow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deglutition, drink |
| Type of | consumption, intake, uptake, ingestion |
| Has types | gulp, draft, draught, aerophagia, sip, swig |
one swallow of the liquid was enough.
swallow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | oscine, oscine bird |
| Has types | hirundo pyrrhonota, barn swallow, hirundo nigricans, tree martin, tree swallow, white-bellied swallow, cliff swallow, iridoprocne bicolor, chimney swallow, martin, hirundo rustica |
Examples of swallow
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Cats may meow excessively, and other animals may drool and be unable to swallow.
From the post-gazette.com
Yet if I pour iced water into my mouth and swallow, it's fine, even pleasurable.
From the newscientist.com
I think the Economist needs to swallow a bit of it's own medicine from this one.
From the economist.com
So most folks will do what you did, which was close anyway and swallow the loss.
From the dailyherald.com
It would be a less bitter pill to swallow had we been asked to be more involved.
From the kentucky.com
It's a hard thing to swallow, because you're never really secure about yourself.
From the nytimes.com
At 2,500 pounds and as long as a school bus, Titanoboa could swallow crocodiles.
From the latimes.com
So why is it safe to drink fluoridated water but not safe to swallow toothpaste?
From the jsonline.com
As Long paddled into that wave, he had the sinking feeling it would swallow him.
From the ocregister.com
- A small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
- Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
- Engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
- The act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
- Immerse: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
- Small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
- Utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
- Take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
- The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Swallow is used colloquially in Europe as a synonym for the Barn Swallow.
