English Explanatory Dictionary

swallowing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

present participle and gerund of swallow

noun

The act of swallowing.

Word forms

swallowing swallowings

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English swolwynge; by surface analysis, swallow + -ing.

Synonyms

deglutition

Derived words

sword swallowing

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