Swallowing Synonyms and Antonyms

To cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. taking
  2. ingesting
Believe without much thought
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. buying
  2. believing
  3. accepting
Antonyms:
  1. doubting
  2. disbelieving
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. absorption
  2. deglutition
  3. ingurgitation
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. hirundine

Words Related to Swallowing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Swallowing Sentence Examples

  • Her neck was tender and swallowing was painful.

  • Swallowing a cry of pain, she pushed herself up and stretched out her arms above her head, expecting the feel of a second set of wooden doors, if she really was in a cellar.

  • He paused, taking a bite of the sweet potatoes, chewing them and then swallowing before continuing.

  • A crack split the street, swallowing her father-in-law and her little girl.

  • Difficulty and pain in swallowing may be complained of when the cancer is beginning to block the inlet, but if it is situated at the pylorus the discomfort comes on an hour or two after a meal - at the time that the partially digested food is trying to make its way into the small intestine.

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