Swallow
noun'swɑloʊ
Noun
the act of swallowing
“one swallow of the liquid was enough”
Type of:ConsumptionIntakeUptakea small amount of liquid food
Similar:SupType of:MouthfulTastesmall long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
Type of:Oscine
Verb
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
“I swallowed the insult”
Similar:AcceptType of:EndureStandStomachenclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
“The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
Type of:IncloseEnclosetake back what one has said
“He swallowed his words”
Type of:RenounceRepudiateDisownbelieve or accept without questioning or challenge
“Am I supposed to swallow that story?”
Type of:Believeengulf and destroy
“The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries”
Type of:DestroyDemolishkeep from expressing
“I swallowed my anger and kept quiet”
Type of:RestrainKeeputter indistinctly
“She swallowed the last words of her speech”
Type of:MouthSpeakVerbalisepass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
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- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA