swallow
verb (used with object)
to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
are swallowing
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present progressiveof swallow.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Right now the U.S. and Europe are swallowing the L.N.G. pill, but it’s not going to last forever,” Ms. Palti-Guzman said.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
Plus, after years of balking at higher prices, consumers now are swallowing them.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2022
Though the networks, mainly Disney-owned ESPN/ABC, may have balked at the rights fees the NFL is seeking over the next decade, they also pretty much are swallowing hard and ponying up.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2021
“Those multiple pathways were initially designed to be the exception to the rule, and now the exceptions are swallowing the rule,” Kesselheim said.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2018
In the distance, thick clouds, their undersides an angry shade of dark, are swallowing up the blue sky, and the breeze carries the humid scent of the coming rain.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
