Synonyms of swallowing

swallowing

verb

present participle of swallow

1

as in sipping

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

try not to swallow the toothpaste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sipping
• chewing
• drinking
• eating
• ingesting
• licking
• downing
• consuming
• getting down
• gulping
• devouring
• guzzling
• imbibing
• munching
• supping
• scoffing
• knocking back
• scarfing
• gobbling (up or down)
• wolfing
• mouthing (down)
• ruminating
• finishing
• gorging
• pecking (at)
• nibbling (on)
• gnawing (at or on)
• putting away
• lapping
• ingurgitating
• polishing off
• bolting
• dispatching

2

as in suppressing

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

swallowed his pride and asked for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppressing
• stifling
• repressing
• strangling
• submerging
• controlling
• smothering
• choking (back)
• containing
• managing
• holding back
• pocketing
• sinking
• governing
• curbing
• checking
• quelling
• quashing
• bridling
• muffling
• squelching
• bottling up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressing
• releasing
• taking out
• venting
• unleashing
• loosing

3

as in believing

to regard as right or true

my little niece swallows everything I tell her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believing
• taking
• accepting
• understanding
• buying
• trusting
• crediting
• accounting
• setting store by
• accrediting
• assuming
• presuming
• deducing
• supposing
• inferring
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• discrediting
• disbelieving
• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• challenging
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• disputing
• misdoubting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swallowing

Popular media and Southern folklore frequently claimed that kudzu was swallowing 150,000 new acres every year and had overtaken anywhere from 7 to 9 million acres across the region. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026

The cause of the powerful torrents of floodwater that carved a devastating path through Nepal and Tibet — swallowing towns, roads and bridges — is not yet clear, but Nepal is a hotspot for climate disasters as the planet heats up. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Video captured by security cameras perched on the mountainside show the horrifying moment when the wall of mud descended on the Gyirong Port facility, swallowing the six-story building whole as dozens of people run for their lives. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026

Its auto industry has struggled with weakening demand in China, just as Chinese competitors are swallowing up Volkswagen’s lead in Latin America and Africa and even competing in its home turf in the EU. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

People cannot become infected by swallowing contaminated water. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

According to the nonprofit Poison Control, the dangers of swallowing glass depend on the size and sharpness of the pieces. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Aug. 2026

But the tree kept growing, eventually swallowing the metal into its vascular system and, said arborist Aron Landsaw of SavATree, choking off its ability to fully absorb vital nutrients. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Multiple generations of families died at Jonestown—grandmothers administered the deadly concoction to their screaming grandchildren before swallowing it themselves. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026