- Types Of Speech
- You can use swallow as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Swallow
- A 2 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters a, l, o, s, and w, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter l. Swallow starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sw, swa, swal, swall, and the ending characters are w, ow, low, llow, allow, . Swallow is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Swallow is set as a grade four word that starts with s, ends with w, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is swallow a scrabble word? A 13 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Swallow in Pig Latin is said as "allowsway or allowswway".
- Unigram
- s | w | a | l | l | o | w
- Bigram
- sw | wa | al | ll | lo | ow
- Trigram
- swa | wal | all | llo | low
- Quadrigram
- swal | wall | allo | llow
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of swallowing;
"one swallow of the liquid was enough";
"he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" - small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
- a small amount of liquid food;
"a sup of ale"
- Verb Examples
- believe or accept without questioning or challenge;
"Am I supposed to swallow that story?" - 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 idiosyncracies" - keep from expressing;
"I swallowed my anger and kept quiet" - take back what one has said;
"He swallowed his words" - utter indistinctly;
"She swallowed the last words of her speech" - engulf and destroy;
"The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries" - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
"swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" - enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing;
"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abide | put up with something or somebody unpleasant "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| Abide By | |
| Abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion" "She abjured her beliefs" |
| Ablate | remove an organ or bodily structure |
| Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| Accede | to agree or express agreement "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" |
| Accept | 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 idiosyncracies" |
| Accept For Gospel | |
| Accept Implicitly | |
| Accipiter Cooperii |
View all cognitive synonyms for Swallow
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Swallow | the act of swallowing "one swallow of the liquid was enough" "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" |
View English words with the unique letters used in swallow. Words With The Letters Alosw
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drink | the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess "drink was his downfall" |
| Get Down | |
| Imbibe | receive into the mind and retain "Imbibe ethical principles" |
| Swallow | the act of swallowing "one swallow of the liquid was enough" "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consumption | the act of consuming something |
| Ingestion | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
| Intake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
| Uptake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aerophagia | swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence) |
| Draft | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
| Draught | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
| Gulp | a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" |
| Nip | small sharp biting |
| Sip | a small drink |
| Swig | a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow (7 letters) | 13 | 15 | swallow | ||
| Sallow (6 letters) | 9 | 11 | allosw |
Swallow Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With W
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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