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swallowing a bitter pill

swallowing a bitter pill is the present participle and gerund of swallow a bitter pill.

Meaning of swallow a bitter pill

Verb

swallow a bitter pill (third-person singular simple present swallows a bitter pill, present participle swallowing a bitter pill, simple past and past participle swallowed a bitter pill)

  1. (idiomatic) To accept or endure an unpleasant situation.

Questions about swallowing a bitter pill

What is swallowing a bitter pill the present participle and gerund of?
Swallowing a bitter pill is the present participle and gerund of swallow a bitter pill.

Words near swallowing a bitter pill in the dictionary

  1. swallowest
  2. swalloweth
  3. Swallowfield
  4. swallowfish
  5. swallowing
  6. swallowing a bitter pill
  7. swallowing down
  8. swallowing one's pride
  9. swallowing one's words
  10. swallowing the anchor
  11. swallowing the dictionary

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