SWALLOWING Synonyms
There are 39 hypernyms of the word swallowing. (close relations)
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| devouring | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous | ||||||
| eating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the act of consuming food | ||||||
| imbibing | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of consuming liquids | ||||||
| engulfing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • devote (oneself) fully to • flow over or cover completely | ||||||
| gobbling | verbv | |||||
noun • the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock verb • eat hastily without proper chewing • make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys | ||||||
| ingesting | verbv | |||||
verb • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • take up mentally | ||||||
| deglutition | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of swallowing | ||||||
| immerse | verbv | |||||
verb • thrust or throw into • devote (oneself) fully to • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • cause to be immersed | ||||||
| unsay | verbv | |||||
verb • take back what one has said | ||||||
| live with | ||||||
verb • tolerate or accommodate oneself to | ||||||
| swallow up | verbv | |||||
verb • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | ||||||
| take back | verbv | |||||
verb • bring back to the point of departure • regain possession of something • resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband • move text to the previous line; in printing • take back what one has said • cause someone to remember the past | ||||||
| absorb | verbv | |||||
verb • become imbued • take up mentally • take up, as of debts or payments • take in, also metaphorically • cause to become one with • suck or take up or in • devote (oneself) fully to • assimilate or take in • consume all of one's attention or time | ||||||
| accept | verbv | |||||
verb • consider or hold as true • receive willingly something given or offered • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to • react favorably to; consider right and proper • admit into a group or community • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • be designed to hold or take • receive (a report) officially, as from a committee • make use of or accept for some purpose • be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal | ||||||
| assimilate | verbv | |||||
verb • take up mentally • become similar to one's environment • make similar • take (gas, light or heat) into a solution • become similar in sound | ||||||
| brook | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||
| bury | verbv | |||||
verb • cover from sight • place in a grave or tomb • place in the earth and cover with soil • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • embed deeply • dismiss from the mind; stop remembering | ||||||
| buy | verbv | |||||
noun • an advantageous purchase verb • obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction • make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence • be worth or be capable of buying • acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange • accept as true | ||||||
| consume | verbv | |||||
verb • eat up completely, as with great appetite • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • spend extravagantly • destroy completely • use up (resources or materials) • engage fully | ||||||
| credit | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • approval • money available for a client to borrow • an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items • used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise • arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services • recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work • an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments verb • give someone credit for something • ascribe an achievement to • enter as credit • have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of | ||||||
