3syllables
swallowing
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Definitions ofswallowing
1verb
- To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
- To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
- To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
Example: "My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow."
- To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
- To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
- To retract; to recant.
Example: "to swallow one's opinions"
- To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
Example: "to swallow an affront or insult"
1noun
- The act of swallowing.
Synonyms: deglutition
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