Swallow

/ˈswɒl.əʊ/

Synonyms for "swallow" (267 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (54)

abideabjureablateabsorbaccedeacceptaccept for gospelaccept implicitlyacquiesceallowand sinkerantelopearrowassentassimilateback downback outbackwaterbe a suckerbe agreeable
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be certainbe taken inbear withbeardbelievebelieve without reservationbitebleed whiteblue darterblue streakbolusbrookburn upbuycannonballchampchawchewchompclimb downcomplyconquerconsentconsumecontrolcourser
Verb(2 words)

Strong matches (80)

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dropeagleeateat croweat humble pieeat upeatingelectricityendureengorgeengorgementengulfengulfmenterodeexhaustexpendexpress trainface the musicfallfall forfinishfinish offflashforswearfumblegazellegetget away withget downgive faith tognashgogo along withgo forgobgobblegobble upgorgegreased lightninggreyhoundgulpgulp downgulpingguzzlehareignoreimbibe
Noun(8 words)
Verb(5 words)
eat upenglutget downgulpedimbibed

Related words (133)

Verb(11 words)
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muddlemumblemunchmurmurmutternibblenipnot resistobeyovercomepack awaypocketpocket the affrontput awayput faith inquaffquicksilverquidquiltrecantreceiverelentrenegerenouncerepressrepudiateresignretractrevokeriserocketscared rabbitset store byshotsipslurpsmothersnapspendsquanderstandstiflestomachstreakstreak of lightningstriped snakesubmitsuccumbsuck drysuffersupsupportsuppresssurroundswallow an insultswallow anythingswallow hookswallow itswallow the pillswallow upswallow wholeswallowingswigswillswill downswing attaketake backtake downtake for grantedtake intake ittake on faithtake on trusttake stock intake the baittastethoughtthunderbolttoleratetorrenttosstrusttuck intumble forturn aside provocationturn the other cheekunsayuse upwaste awaywear awaywindwithdrawwolf down

Related word relations

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More general

51 entries

Showing 16 of 51 words.

More specific

12 entries
barn swallowgulphouse martinmouthfulsand martinswallow a biteswallow a drinkswallow a lieswallow a lossswallow a pillswallow prideswallow the bitter truth

Collocations

10 entries
Hirundo rusticabarn swallowdeglutition processhouse martinsand martinswallowing disorderswallowing pillsswallowing rateswallowing reflexswallowing water

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Translations

42 translations across 31 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • përpij verb (to take in, to consume)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • halon verb (to take in, to consume)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • поглъщам verb (to take in, to consume)

Catalan

1 entries
  • empassar verb (to take in, to consume)

Chickasaw

1 entries
  • nannabli verb (to take in, to consume)

Czech

1 entries
  • spolknout verb (to take in, to consume)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • engluti verb (to take in, to consume)
  • gluti verb (to take in, to consume)

Finnish

1 entries
  • niellä verb (to take in, to consume)

French

1 entries
  • avaler verb (to take in, to consume)

German

1 entries
  • verschlucken verb (to take in, to consume)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • bekap verb (to take in, to consume)
  • bekebelez verb (to take in, to consume)
  • elnyel verb (to take in, to consume)

Italian

2 entries
  • assorbire verb (to take in, to consume)
  • consumare verb (to take in, to consume)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 嚥下する verb (to take in, to consume)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • го́лта verb (to take in, to consume)
  • про́голта verb (to take in, to consume)

Middle English

1 entries
  • swolwen verb (to take in, to consume)

Māori

1 entries
  • horopū verb (to take in, to consume)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries
  • dabilandin verb (to take in, to consume)
  • daqurtandin verb (to take in, to consume)
  • daûrandin verb (to take in, to consume)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • sluke verb (to take in, to consume)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • sluke verb (to take in, to consume)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • sluicid verb (to take in, to consume)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • gleypa verb (to take in, to consume)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • engolir verb (to take in, to consume)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • sluig verb (to take in, to consume)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • gùtati verb (to take in, to consume)
  • progùtati verb (to take in, to consume)
  • гу̀тати verb (to take in, to consume)
  • прогу̀тати verb (to take in, to consume)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • nguḍḍari verb (to take in, to consume)

Spanish

1 entries
  • tragar verb (to take in, to consume)

Swahili

1 entries
  • meza verb (to take in, to consume)

Swedish

1 entries
  • sluka verb (to take in, to consume)

Telugu

1 entries
  • తిను verb (to take in, to consume)

Turkish

2 entries
  • almak verb (to take in, to consume)
  • tüketmek verb (to take in, to consume)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • groten verb (to take in, to consume)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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We just have to swallow it.

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First, swallow one dose of barium.

Source: tatoeba (35051)

One swallow does not make a summer.

Source: tatoeba (39800)

The swallow is swift in flight.

Source: tatoeba (39801)

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