swallow
swallow is a valid 7-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What does swallow mean?
The act of swallowing.
“one swallow of the liquid was enough”
Small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations.
A small amount of liquid food.
Utter indistinctly.
“She swallowed the last words of her speech”
Tolerate or accommodate oneself to.
“I swallowed the insult”
Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing.
“The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
Take back what one has said.
“He swallowed his words”
Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking.
Believe or accept without questioning or challenge.
“Am I supposed to swallow that story?”
Engulf and destroy.
“The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries”
Keep from expressing.
“I swallowed my anger and kept quiet”
Anagrams of swallow
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