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Definitions for Swallowing

[1] to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
[2] to take in so as to envelop; withdraw from sight; assimilate or absorb: He was swallowed by the crowd.
[3] to accept without question or suspicion.
[4] to accept without opposition; put up with: to swallow an insult.
[5] to accept for lack of an alternative: Consumers will have to swallow new price hikes.
[6] to suppress (emotion, a laugh, a sob, etc.) as if by drawing it down one's throat.
[7] to take back; retract: to swallow one's words.
[8] to enunciate poorly; mutter: He swallowed his words.
[9] to perform the act of swallowing.
[10] the act or an instance of swallowing.
[11] a quantity swallowed at one time; a mouthful: Take one swallow of brandy.
[12] capacity for swallowing.
[13] Also called crown, throat. Nautical , Machinery . the space in a block, between the groove of the sheave and the shell, through which the rope runs.
[14] any of numerous small, long-winged passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, noted for their swift, graceful flight and for the extent and regularity of their migrations. Compare bank swallow, barn swallow, martin.
[15] any of several unrelated, swallowlike birds, as the chimney swift.
[16] to pass (food, drink, etc) through the mouth to the stomach by means of the muscular action of the oesophagus
[17] (often foll by up) to engulf or destroy as if by ingestion Nazi Germany swallowed up several small countries
[18] informal to believe gullibly he will never swallow such an excuse
[19] to refrain from uttering or manifesting to swallow one's disappointment
[20] to endure without retaliation
[21] to enunciate (words, etc) indistinctly; mutter
[22] (often foll by down) to eat or drink reluctantly
[23] (intr) to perform or simulate the act of swallowing, as in gulping
[24] swallow one's words to retract a statement, argument, etc, often in humiliating circumstances
[25] the act of swallowing
[26] the amount swallowed at any single time; mouthful
[27] Also called: crown , throat nautical the opening between the shell and the groove of the sheave of a block, through which the rope is passed
[28] rare another word for throat, gullet
[29] rare a capacity for swallowing; appetite
[30] any passerine songbird of the family Hirundinidae, esp Hirundo rustica (common or barn swallow ), having long pointed wings, a forked tail, short legs, and a rapid flight Related adjective: hirundine
[31] See fairy swallow

Words related to Swallowing

swallowinhale, absorb, drink, ingest, gulp, devour, gobble, eat, buy, accept, sip, swill, imbibe, toss, swig, drop, dispose, dispatch, down, wolf

Words nearby Swallowing

swallowswakara, swale, swaledale, swalk, swallet, swallow, swallow dive, swallow hole, swallow one's pride, swallow one's words, swallow-tailed

Origin of Swallowing

2before 900; Middle English swalwe, Old English swealwe; cognate with German Schwalbe, Old Norse svala

Other words from Swallowing

swal·low·a·ble , adjective
swal·low·er , noun
un·swal·low·a·ble , adjective
un·swal·lowed , adjective

Word origin for Swallowing

Old English swealwe; related to Old Frisian swale, Old Norse svala, Old High German swalwa

Synonyms for Swallowing

absorption, deglutition, ingurgitation