The soreness in her throat made swallowing extremely painful.
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Swallowing
Synonyms for "swallowing" (27 found)
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Strong matches (8)
Noun(7 words)
Related words (13)
Noun(10 words)
gulpingingestingestionintakeoropharyngealswallowing actionswallowing assessmentswallowing evaluationswallowing-relatedswallows
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16 entriesacceptanceachalasiaassentbedside swallow testdeglutitive phasedownesophageal dysphagiaesophageal swallowgulpmodified barium swalloworopharyngeal dysphagiaoropharyngeal phaseoropharyngeal swalloworopharyngeal swallow assessmentpharyngeal phasepharyngeal swallow
Collocations
11 entriesesophageal swallowmodified barium swalloworopharyngeal swallowswallowing difficultiesswallowing difficultyswallowing disorderswallowing disordersswallowing functionswallowing musclesswallowing reflexswallowing safety
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
8 entriesSample 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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