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swallow noun

  /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ , /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ , [ˈswɑ.loʊ̯]
  • A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
 svala, ladusvala

swallow verb

  /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ , /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ , [ˈswɑ.loʊ̯]
  • (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]
  • (transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept. [from 16th c.]
  • (transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
 svälja
  • (intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion. [from 18th c.]
 svälja, sluka
  • (transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb. [from 13th c.]
 sluka, svälja

swallow noun

  /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ , /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ , [ˈswɑ.loʊ̯]
  • (archaic) A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.
 svalg
  • The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
 sväljning

swallowing noun

  • The act of swallowing.
 sväljning
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