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swallowed the leek

swallowed the leek is the simple past and past participle of swallow the leek.

Meaning of swallow the leek

Verb

swallow the leek (third-person singular simple present swallows the leek, present participle swallowing the leek, simple past and past participle swallowed the leek)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To change one's mind.

Questions about swallowed the leek

What is swallowed the leek the simple past and past participle of?
Swallowed the leek is the simple past and past participle of swallow the leek.

Words near swallowed the leek in the dictionary

  1. swallowed down
  2. swallowed one's pride
  3. swallowed one's words
  4. swallowed the anchor
  5. swallowed the dictionary
  6. swallowed the leek
  7. swallowed up
  8. swallower
  9. swallowers
  10. swallowes
  11. swallowest

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