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swallowing one's pride

swallowing one's pride is the present participle and gerund of swallow one's pride.

Meaning of swallow one's pride

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.

Questions about swallowing one's pride

What is swallowing one's pride the present participle and gerund of?
Swallowing one's pride is the present participle and gerund of swallow one's pride.

Words near swallowing one's pride in the dictionary

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

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