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.
unswallowable
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a word derived from
swallow.
Example Sentences
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That, however, is the height of pedantry, and an unswallowable mouthful at the top of any page not a document.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
Instead of doing this, he regarded the stick and Egbert as being constructed all in one piece, and imagined that he had happened upon a new breed—of unswallowable frog.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
Snubs are not pleasant fare at the best of times, and I think children’s snubs are the most unswallowable; they are so sincere and to the point.
From The Claw by Cynthia Stockley
