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swallows the dictionary

swallows the dictionary is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow the dictionary.

Meaning of swallow the dictionary

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To speak using long or obscure words.
    • I swear, I don't know where you get all this swallowing the dictionary business!” - He himself never read anything but the ticker and the sporting news.1918, The Saturday Evening Post - Volume 190, page 5

Questions about swallows the dictionary

What is swallows the dictionary the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swallows the dictionary is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow the dictionary.

Words near swallows the dictionary in the dictionary

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

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