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swallowing down

swallowing down is the present participle and gerund of swallow down.

Meaning of swallow down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable.

Questions about swallowing down

What is swallowing down the present participle and gerund of?
Swallowing down is the present participle and gerund of swallow down.

Words near swallowing down in the dictionary

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

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