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swallowed Meaning
swallowed
to receive something into the body through the mouth and esophagus, any of numerous small widely distributed oscine birds (family Hirundinidae, the swallow family) that have a short bill, long pointed wings, and often a deeply forked tail and that feed on insects caught on the wing, any of several birds that superficially resemble swallows, to take through the mouth and esophagus into the stomach, to accept or believe without question, protest, or anger, to keep from expressing or showing, the passage connecting the mouth to the stomach, to perform the action characteristic of swallowing something especially under emotional stress, an act of swallowing, to perform the actions used in swallowing something, a capacity for swallowing, to envelop or take in as if by swallowing, take back, retract, to utter (words) indistinctly, any of a family of small birds that have long pointed wings and usually a deeply forked tail and that feed on insects caught while in flight, to take in as if by swallowing, any of several birds that look like true swallows, an amount that can be swallowed at one time, to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat, to accept without question, protest, or resentment
swallowed Sentence Examples
- The toddler accidentally swallowed a coin while playing.
- The hungry wolf swallowed the whole goat in one gulp.
- The snake swallowed its live prey, constricting it tightly.
- The child swallowed the fishbone without realizing it.
- The man swallowed a handful of painkillers in a desperate attempt to end his suffering.
- The woman swallowed her sobs, trying to keep her emotions in check.
- The sailor swallowed a mouthful of saltwater as the waves crashed over the boat.
- The old dog swallowed the piece of meat eagerly, his tail wagging with delight.
- The bird swallowed the worm whole, its stomach expanding to accommodate it.
- The thief swallowed his pride and confessed to his crime.
FAQs About the word swallowed
to receive something into the body through the mouth and esophagus, any of numerous small widely distributed oscine birds (family Hirundinidae, the swallow fami
sipped, chewed, ingested, drank, ate,consumed, licked, gulped, devoured, imbibed
expressed, took out, released, vented, loosed,unleashed,
The toddler accidentally swallowed a coin while playing.
The hungry wolf swallowed the whole goat in one gulp.
The snake swallowed its live prey, constricting it tightly.
The child swallowed the fishbone without realizing it.
