Definition: 1. A small amount of liquid food. 2. The act of swallowing. 3. Small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations. 4. Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking. 5. Engulf and destroy. 6. Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing. 7. Utter indistinctly.
Use 'swallow' in a sentence:
1. He took the bottle from her hands and finished it off in one long swallow.
2. During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies.
3. But the justices should not swallow California's argument whole.
4. The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment.
5. I was surprised that he just sat there and swallowed all their remarks.
6. The child could not even swallow a morsel, though she tried to eat out of obedience.
7. In the osiers which fringed the bank, he spied a swallow sitting.
8. In speaking English do not swallow a single syllable, however short it may be.
9. Farmers could see a quarter of their income swallowed up by the interest rate rise.
10. She swallowed hard and told him the bad news.
11. And I'm still terrified today, sort of subconsciously, if I swallow one cherrystone by mistake.
12. I watched her walk down the road until she was swallowed by the darkness.
13. Sometimes he regurgitates the food we give him because he cannot swallow.
14. He took the medicine at one swallow.
15. The justices should not swallow California's argument whole.
16. Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by towns.
17. It is important to think about food as nourishment rather than just something to swallow.
18. A swallow flew past.
19. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.
20. Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.
21. He headed back towards the flea market and was quickly swallowed up in the crowd.
22. They need to swallow it whole.
23. I too found this story a little hard to swallow.
24. We take bits of the outside world like food and we swallow them.
25. "O, we're not off yet, if that's what you mean," replied the first swallow.
26. He downed his whisky in one swallow.
27. A seven-day TV ad campaign could swallow up the best part of £ 50,000.
28. In speaking English, do not swallow a single syllable, however short it may be.
29. "I tried stopping on one year," said the third swallow.
30. A seven-day TV ad campaign could swallow up the best part of $100,000.
31. Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy?
32. You swallow it down?
33. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
34. They swallow stones which break the food into very small pieces in their stomachs.
35. £ 2,500 for software is soon swallowed up in general costs.
36. The teacher said it was physically1 impossible for a whale to swallow a human because, even though it was a very large mammal, its throat was very small.
37. To heed more rational monetary considerations in the face of an unfair offer requires that you "swallow your pride".
38. Owls usually swallow their prey whole.
39. Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury.
40. You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
41. Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
42. He swallowed drily and nodded.
43. The snake swallowing its tail is a representation of infinity.
44. Chew your food well before you swallow it.
45. After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
46. All you had to do was chew, swallow and pay.
47. I found her excuse very hard to swallow.
48. She swallowed hard and forced back her tears.
49. The pills should be swallowed whole.
50. They swallow stones, stones that are used to help grind up the food before it's actually digested in the stomach.
51. He told her a pack of lies, but she swallowed it whole.
52. No doubt his old mother would now swallow her pride and go and live with Gladys.
53. You're going to have to swallow your pride and ask for your job back.
54. It's time to swallow your pride and ask for your job back.
55. Most of my salary gets swallowed by the rent and bills.
