was swallowing
- past progressive of swallow.
Example Sentences
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Over the weekend, the council reported that the huge sinkhole was swallowing up even more road, threatening homes, cars and gardens.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
“For a long time, I was swallowing very hard,” Muoto said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
In that first song, “Rain on the Scarecrow,” Mellencamp described the financial crisis that was swallowing family farms in the Midwest.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Within an hour, the blaze had collapsed the roof of 6221 and was swallowing the adjacent houses.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
Shucks, the little girl, Kim, talked with milk running down her throat, some of the time her words got gluggled up in what she was swallowing.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
