Wondering how to hyphenate the English word swallows? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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A small amount of liquid food A sup of ale |
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The act of swallowing One swallow of the liquid was enough He took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips |
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Small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations |
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Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you! |
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Engulf and destroy The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries |
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Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter |
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Utter indistinctly She swallowed the last words of her speech |
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Take back what one has said He swallowed his words |
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Keep from expressing I swallowed my anger and kept quiet |
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Tolerate or accommodate oneself to I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions I swallowed the insult She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies |
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Believe or accept without questioning or challenge Am I supposed to swallow that story? |