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.
swallowed
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past participleof swallow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof swallow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
swallowverb (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.
Example Sentences
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Alongside Sul’s deftly handled, physical characterization of a proud man swallowed by hurt he could never imagine, “Possible Love” stands as one of the more sensitively wrought depictions of a wounded marriage you’ll ever see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Learn about whale biology: If you’ve seen or heard of the movie Whalefall, in which a scuba diver is swallowed by a whale, you have probably wondered whether the premise is at all plausible.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
"It's so hard to make a living from food people fall over themselves to get these environmental grants, and then they're swallowed up in no time. It's so unfair."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
How brutally ironic that “Digger” is Warner Bros.’ last film before being swallowed by Paramount–Skydance.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Jeremy's stomach began to squirm so violently that he felt as though he had swallowed something that was still alive.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
