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swallowing the leek

swallowing the leek is the present participle and gerund 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 swallowing the leek

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

Words near swallowing the leek in the dictionary

  1. swallowing down
  2. swallowing one's pride
  3. swallowing one's words
  4. swallowing the anchor
  5. swallowing the dictionary
  6. swallowing the leek
  7. swallowing up
  8. swallowings
  9. swallowlike
  10. swallowling
  11. swallowlings

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