swallowable

swal·low

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swol-oh]
- /ˈswɒl oʊ/
- /ˈswɒləʊəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swol-oh]
- /ˈswɒl oʊ/

Definitions of swallowable word

verb with object swallowable to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances. 1
verb with object swallowable to take in so as to envelop; withdraw from sight; assimilate or absorb: He was swallowed by the crowd. 1
verb with object swallowable to accept without question or suspicion. 1
verb with object swallowable to accept without opposition; put up with: to swallow an insult. 1
verb with object swallowable to accept for lack of an alternative: Consumers will have to swallow new price hikes. 1
verb with object swallowable to suppress (emotion, a laugh, a sob, etc.) as if by drawing it down one's throat. 1

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Origin of swallowable

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (v.) Middle English swalwen, variant of swelwen, Old English swelgan; cognate with German schwelgen; akin to Old Norse svelgja; (noun) Middle English swalwe, swolgh throat, abyss, whirlpool, Old English geswelgh (see y-); akin to Middle Low German swelch, Old High German swelgo glutton, Old Norse svelgr whirlpool, devourer

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Parts of speech for Swallowable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Swallowable

swallowable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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