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Results for: "swallow"

Translating from English to Walloon

Translations:

swallow — to pass food down the throat
→ avaler
→ houmer
swallow — swallow, small migratory bird
→ aronde f
→ oronde f

More translations:

swallow
→ aronde

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 3

  1. a small amount of liquid food

    • “a sup of ale”
    Synonymssup

  2. the act of swallowing

    • “one swallow of the liquid was enough”
    • “he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips”
    Synonymsdrinkdeglutition

  3. small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

VERB 8

  1. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

    • “Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!”
    Synonymsget down

  2. engulf and destroy

    • “The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries”

  3. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

    • “The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
    Synonymsimmerseswallow upburyeat up
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  1. utter indistinctly

    • “She swallowed the last words of her speech”

  2. take back what one has said

    • “He swallowed his words”
    Synonymstake backunsaywithdraw

  3. keep from expressing

    • “I swallowed my anger and kept quiet”

  4. 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 idiosyncrasies”
    Synonymsacceptlive with

  5. believe or accept without questioning or challenge

    • “Am I supposed to swallow that story?”