āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to swallow
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to cause food, drink, or another substance to pass from the mouth down into the stomach, using the muscles of the throat
Transitive: to swallow food or a substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She took a sip of water and then tried to swallow the large pill.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to absorb and destroy something completely, making it disappear or vanish
Transitive: to swallow sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The storm swallowed the coastline, flooding entire towns.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻšāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to immerse or absorb something entirely so that it is no longer visible
Transitive: to swallow sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Snow quickly swallowed the footprints, leaving no trace behind.
āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ˛, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to accept something as true or valid without questioning or challenging it
Transitive: to swallow information or claims
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The politician 's speech was so convincing that many people swallowed every word.
āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to hold back or keep from showing a feeling or saying something
Transitive: to swallow a reaction or remark
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She swallowed the urge to laugh during the serious meeting.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to endure or accept something unpleasant without protest or resistance
Transitive: to swallow an unpleasant situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He swallowed the unfair treatment, unwilling to start a conflict.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to retract or withdraw a statement or opinion previously expressed
Transitive: to swallow an opinion or remark
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She swallowed her comment, realizing it had hurt his feelings.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ˛, āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to speak words unclearly or in a way that is difficult to understand
Transitive: to swallow words
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He spoke too quickly and ended up swallowing his words.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Swallow
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āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ˛
a small fast-flying bird with pointed wings and tail and a short bill, which feeds on insects
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With a flash of blue and white, the swallow swooped down to catch insects skimming the surface of the pond.
āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻš, āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
a small amount of liquid taken into the mouth and sent down the throat
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The medicine was easier to take with a large swallow of juice.
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the action or process of sending food or drink from the mouth to the stomach
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Each swallow of water felt smoother than the last.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
