The soreness in her throat made swallowing extremely painful.
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Swallowing
Synonyms for "swallowing" (6 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 13 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- deglució noun (act of swallowing)
Czech
1 entries- polykání noun (act of swallowing)
French
1 entries- déglutition noun (act of swallowing)
Galician
1 entries- deglución noun (act of swallowing)
Greek
1 entries- κατάποση noun (act of swallowing)
Hungarian
1 entries- nyelés noun (act of swallowing)
Italian
2 entries- deglutizione noun (act of swallowing)
- inghiottimento noun (act of swallowing)
Middle English
1 entries- swolwynge noun (act of swallowing)
Māori
1 entries- whakatanukutanga noun (act of swallowing)
Portuguese
1 entries- deglutição noun (act of swallowing)
Russian
1 entries- глота́ние noun (act of swallowing)
Spanish
1 entries- deglución noun (act of swallowing)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ковта́ння noun (act of swallowing)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Swallowing and throat-clearing can be a sign that someone is lying.
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I have trouble swallowing pills.
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The snake is swallowing an egg.
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