noun
Meaning 1
The act of swallowing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deglutition
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
swallowing
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: S W AA1 L OW0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of swallow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English swolwynge; by surface analysis, swallow + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: deglució — act of swallowing
- Czech: polykání — act of swallowing
- French: déglutition — act of swallowing
- Galician: deglución — act of swallowing
- Greek: κατάποση (katáposi) — act of swallowing
- Hungarian: nyelés — act of swallowing
- Italian: deglutizione — act of swallowing
- Italian: inghiottimento — act of swallowing
- Māori: whakatanukutanga — act of swallowing
- Middle English: swolwynge — act of swallowing
- Portuguese: deglutição — act of swallowing
- Russian: глота́ние (glotánije) — act of swallowing
- Spanish: deglución — act of swallowing
- Ukrainian: ковта́ння (kovtánnja) — act of swallowing
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