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.
will swallow
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future tenseof swallow.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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If you are not careful, it will swallow you whole.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Health will swallow half this budget, which covers the period up to the next Senedd election in 2026.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
More than 30 million people live in the path of totality, where for a few brief minutes the moon will entirely block out the sun, and darkness will swallow the light of day.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
It’s not that lawmakers think pregnancy never causes mental health emergencies; it’s that they fear such exceptions will swallow the rule.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2024
Soon after, the swollen ocean will swallow the ashes as it washes across all the land, and everything living will be forgotten under the sunless sky.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
