American English pronunciation
How to pronounce swallows
IPA transcription: [s'wɑloʊz]
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Noun
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a small amount of liquid food
“a sup of ale”
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the act of swallowing
“one swallow of the liquid was enough”
“he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips”
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small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
Verb
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pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
“Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!”
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enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
“The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
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engulf and destroy
“The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries”
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tolerate or accommodate oneself to
“I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions”
“I swallowed the insult”
“She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies”
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take back what one has said
“He swallowed his words”
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utter indistinctly
“She swallowed the last words of her speech”
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keep from expressing
“I swallowed my anger and kept quiet”
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believe or accept without questioning or challenge
“Am I supposed to swallow that story?”
Usage examples
- Sayaka swallows her pride and accepts her loss and calls a retreat.
- Garfield swallows the poison he had intended for Miranda.
- Scandal swallows the ear.
- The park is home to a large flock of streak-throated swallows.
- For these are the swallows going back.