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swallowed one's words

swallowed one's words is the simple past and past participle of swallow one's words.

Meaning of swallow one's words

Verb

swallow one's words (third-person singular simple present swallows one's words, present participle swallowing one's words, simple past and past participle swallowed one's words)

  1. To be forced to retract a prior statement after it has been shown to be disproven; to take back what one has said.
  2. To speak at a low volume due to uncertainty about one's speech; to mumble.

Questions about swallowed one's words

What is swallowed one's words the simple past and past participle of?
Swallowed one's words is the simple past and past participle of swallow one's words.

Words near swallowed one's words in the dictionary

  1. swallowe
  2. swallowed
  3. swallowed a bitter pill
  4. swallowed down
  5. swallowed one's pride
  6. swallowed one's words
  7. swallowed the anchor
  8. swallowed the dictionary
  9. swallowed the leek
  10. swallowed up
  11. swallower

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