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swallows one's words

swallows one's words is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow one's words.

Meaning of swallow one's words

Verb

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

  1. To be forced to retract a prior statement after it has been shown to be disproven; to take back what one has said.
  2. To speak at a low volume due to uncertainty about one's speech; to mumble.

Questions about swallows one's words

What is swallows one's words the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swallows one's words is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow one's words.

Words near swallows one's words in the dictionary

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

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