1
as in sipping
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
try not to swallow the toothpaste
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2
as in suppressing
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
swallowed his pride and asked for help
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3
as in believing
to regard as right or true
my little niece swallows everything I tell her
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Recent Examples of swallowing
One very rare risk is Naegleria fowleri, which can infect people when contaminated warm freshwater enters the nose—not from swallowing water.
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Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 1 June 2026
Avoid swallowing water or getting it up your nose while swimming to lower your risk of giardia and other waterborne parasites.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 1 June 2026
But the lake has steadily expanded, swallowing homes, grazing lands, schools, roads and the burial grounds where Lenkutuk's ancestors were laid to rest.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Breathing, movement, swallowing — all of it depends on this communication working smoothly.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Signs include panting, a hoarse bark, scuffing or dragging their toes along the ground, and sometimes regurgitation or swallowing problems.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The sound reached us before the view did—first, a low physical pressure in my chest, and then the full drop appeared, nearly 750 feet, with clouds moving through the valley below, sometimes swallowing the falls entirely, sometimes pulling back to leave a rainbow hanging in the gorge.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
The notion of a film set swallowing its own crew is fitting given the source material.
—Olivia Tauber, Vanity Fair, 25 May 2026
Honda wasn’t supposed to be the company making panic pivots or swallowing multi-billion-dollar write-downs while chasing the EV transition.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 1 June 2026
Avoid swallowing water or getting it up your nose while swimming to lower your risk of giardia and other waterborne parasites.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 1 June 2026
But the lake has steadily expanded, swallowing homes, grazing lands, schools, roads and the burial grounds where Lenkutuk's ancestors were laid to rest.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Breathing, movement, swallowing — all of it depends on this communication working smoothly.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Signs include panting, a hoarse bark, scuffing or dragging their toes along the ground, and sometimes regurgitation or swallowing problems.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The sound reached us before the view did—first, a low physical pressure in my chest, and then the full drop appeared, nearly 750 feet, with clouds moving through the valley below, sometimes swallowing the falls entirely, sometimes pulling back to leave a rainbow hanging in the gorge.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
The notion of a film set swallowing its own crew is fitting given the source material.
—Olivia Tauber, Vanity Fair, 25 May 2026
Honda wasn’t supposed to be the company making panic pivots or swallowing multi-billion-dollar write-downs while chasing the EV transition.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowing
Verb
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After sipping on drink after drink, our testers selected seven sips that bubbled up above the rest.—
Sonal Dutt,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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The Princess of Wales has been seen sipping bubbly on the sidelines of Prince William’s polo matches.—
Mathilde Engelmann,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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Others at risk are those taking medication to decrease stomach acid levels, those receiving immune-suppressing therapy or anyone who had recent stomach surgery.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Identifying and naming my jealousy has done far more for me than suppressing it ever did.—
Meehika Barua,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Both were driven by the same mistake of believing the narrative before proving the economics.—
Hebron Sher,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Doctors and health professionals also strongly supported changing the name, believing that the benefits would outweigh the risks.—
Melanie Cree,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Skeletor is all pixels with a clattering jaw perfect for chewing the scenery.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Brunson was clearly perturbed by the sound of his friend chewing while in front of a microphone.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Players from the top European teams, like Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, had already played sixty matches during their regular seasons, before taking to pitches in heat-dome temperatures of ninety-seven degrees and stifling humidity.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Everyone was very, very, very religious, but specifically Christianity and Catholicism, which in my opinion are very stifling religions that are very God-fearing.—
Louis Staples,
Glamour,
27 May 2026
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Several Republican primaries are taking place Tuesday in South Dakota, where Democrats have been shut out of statewide office since 2015.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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The Peninsula swimming pool is among the best in the city; there's no better way to beat the heat in this famously hot capital than by taking a dip right on the river.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Danny is, once again, drinking and trying to hide it.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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In the 1990s, the soft drink company ran a promotion and a Super Bowl commercial that featured the Harrier as a prize for accumulating 7 million points by drinking Pepsi products.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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After consulting with its attorneys, the board conceded, accepting a settlement offer that would allow the data center to proceed with only minimal concessions from the firm.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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This time, lawmakers were scrambling over a stadium plan to keep the Chicago Bears from accepting an offer to move to Hammond, Indiana.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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“Swallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowing. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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