Swallow
noun
A type of bird that is usually seen in summer and flies very fast.
The swallows are starting to migrate south for the winter.
Often appears as...
- barn swallow
- tree swallow
verb
To make something go from your mouth down into your stomach by using your throat.
She took a sip of water to help her swallow her food.
Often appears as...
- swallow hard
- swallow whole
verb
To accept or tolerate a bad situation.
I can't swallow his nonsense anymore.
Often appears as...
- hard to swallow
- swallow pride
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
The act of swallowing.
He took a large swallow of his drink.
Often appears as...
- take a swallow
- big swallow
verb
To believe something without thinking about it or questioning it.
He'll swallow any story you tell him.
Often appears as...
- swallow a story
- swallow a lie
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A type of bird that is usually seen in summer and flies very fast.
The swallows are starting to migrate south for the winter.
Often appears as...
- barn swallow
- tree swallow
verb
To make something go from your mouth down into your stomach by using your throat.
She took a sip of water to help her swallow her food.
Often appears as...
- swallow hard
- swallow whole
verb
To accept or tolerate a bad situation.
I can't swallow his nonsense anymore.
Often appears as...
- hard to swallow
- swallow pride
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
The act of swallowing.
He took a large swallow of his drink.
Often appears as...
- take a swallow
- big swallow
verb
To believe something without thinking about it or questioning it.
He'll swallow any story you tell him.
Often appears as...
- swallow a story
- swallow a lie
Usage tips
Idiomatic
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Pro Tip 1/2Bird Species
Swallow refers to quick-flying birds; often symbols of coming spring.
Every year, we watch for the first swallow to know spring is near.
Pro Tip 2/2Seasonal Movement
Swallows are migratory, often used to describe their seasonal travel.
Poets might reference swallows to evoke images of seasonal change.
Pro Tip 1/2Bird Species
Swallow refers to quick-flying birds; often symbols of coming spring.
Every year, we watch for the first swallow to know spring is near.
Pro Tip 2/2Seasonal Movement
Swallows are migratory, often used to describe their seasonal travel.
Poets might reference swallows to evoke images of seasonal change.
Pro Tip 1/2Bird Species
Swallow refers to quick-flying birds; often symbols of coming spring.
Every year, we watch for the first swallow to know spring is near.
Pro Tip 2/2Seasonal Movement
Swallows are migratory, often used to describe their seasonal travel.
Poets might reference swallows to evoke images of seasonal change.
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
Very delicate it's got those amazing teeth here and then look, what I'm going is, I'm going to hold it up to the camera so we can get a better view of it. So firstly, here's the top view and you can see those extraordinary teeth. Yeah. Like that but then, look, if I hold it sideways, you might just be able to see that little spine sticking out the top of its head. That's where the lure was. It's called the elysium. The elysium. Wow It's amazing isn't and the size of their mouth is amazing. I never knew this, but they can swallow prey that's double the size that they are, which is remarkable Yeah. and this has to be said, this is a female and this brings me to my next revelation. Well, hold on. Hold on, hold on a moment.
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Four reasons you should...
and now have more time I think deeper I have more insights cutting out the news was one of the best decisions of my life and I will never go back see news is to the brain what sugar is to the body you can swallow limitless quantities of news flash if it bit like jelly beans but
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This Platypus Can Glow...
reflect doesn't actually exist which is just incredible so your swallows aren't blue your kingfishers aren't blue your macalls aren't blue in fact blue another thing about blue you know the blue pigments they do occur in the natural world but a lot of them curiously are toxic
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How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place?
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Putting the Cub's Teeth...
To the side. There we go. If I just let it go, he'd keep swallowing it. So, the fact that I pull it to the side makes him use his carnassial teeth, which are the ones that are designed for chewing off chunks of flesh. Dearie me. Just
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How a single-celled...
gave organisms the boost they needed to diversify and evolve more complex forms. Cyanobacteria had a part to play in that story, too. Hundreds of millions of years ago, some other prehistoric microbe swallowed a cyanobacterium whole
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How we think complex...
and take on its abilities? Imagine you swallowed a small bird and suddenly gained the ability to fly. Or if you engulfed a cobra and were then able to spit poisonous venom from your teeth. Throughout the history of life,
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Hungry Owls Hunting PIPE...
increasingly rare over the last 50 years but in this family with just two offspring and a plentiful supply of food both stand a good chance of survival growing well they are now able to swallow their food home
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I don't want children --...
I swallowed every sharp word in my throat, clenched my jaw, and instead answered each one of their condescending questions and statements. I had come here looking for objectivity and support
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The Boa in My Backyard PIPE...
they must swallow them whole as the serpent swings his mouth over the iguanas lifeless body he reveals another weapon in his arsenal the quadrate this
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
Very delicate it's got those amazing teeth here and then look, what I'm going is, I'm going to hold it up to the camera so we can get a better view of it. So firstly, here's the top view and you can see those extraordinary teeth. Yeah. Like that but then, look, if I hold it sideways, you might just be able to see that little spine sticking out the top of its head. That's where the lure was. It's called the elysium. The elysium. Wow It's amazing isn't and the size of their mouth is amazing. I never knew this, but they can swallow prey that's double the size that they are, which is remarkable Yeah. and this has to be said, this is a female and this brings me to my next revelation. Well, hold on. Hold on, hold on a moment.
Video examples
Four reasons you should...
and now have more time I think deeper I have more insights cutting out the news was one of the best decisions of my life and I will never go back see news is to the brain what sugar is to the body you can swallow limitless quantities of news flash if it bit like jelly beans but
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
reflect doesn't actually exist which is just incredible so your swallows aren't blue your kingfishers aren't blue your macalls aren't blue in fact blue another thing about blue you know the blue pigments they do occur in the natural world but a lot of them curiously are toxic
Video examples
How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place?
Video examples
Putting the Cub's Teeth...
To the side. There we go. If I just let it go, he'd keep swallowing it. So, the fact that I pull it to the side makes him use his carnassial teeth, which are the ones that are designed for chewing off chunks of flesh. Dearie me. Just
Video examples
How a single-celled...
gave organisms the boost they needed to diversify and evolve more complex forms. Cyanobacteria had a part to play in that story, too. Hundreds of millions of years ago, some other prehistoric microbe swallowed a cyanobacterium whole
Video examples
How we think complex...
and take on its abilities? Imagine you swallowed a small bird and suddenly gained the ability to fly. Or if you engulfed a cobra and were then able to spit poisonous venom from your teeth. Throughout the history of life,
Video examples
Hungry Owls Hunting PIPE...
increasingly rare over the last 50 years but in this family with just two offspring and a plentiful supply of food both stand a good chance of survival growing well they are now able to swallow their food home
Video examples
I don't want children --...
I swallowed every sharp word in my throat, clenched my jaw, and instead answered each one of their condescending questions and statements. I had come here looking for objectivity and support
Video examples
The Boa in My Backyard PIPE...
they must swallow them whole as the serpent swings his mouth over the iguanas lifeless body he reveals another weapon in his arsenal the quadrate this
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Rihanna
American Musician
There's a long way to fall when you pretend that you're so far away from the earth, far away from reality, floating in a bubble that's protected by fame or success. It's scary, and it's the thing I fear the most: to be swallowed up by that bubble. It can be poison to you, fame.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
One of my big goals as a human being is to continue to write what's really happening to me, even if it's a tough pill to swallow for people around me... I do fear that if I ever were to have someone in my life who mattered, I would second-guess every one of my lyrics.
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Sai Baba
Indian Leader
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.
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Alexa Chung
English Journalist
My image has swallowed me up! I've given so much out to this projected version of myself, but now I have to live up to this character that I don't even associate half the time.
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Monica Johnson
American Writer
You recognize the truth because sometimes it's hard to swallow, but if you hold it in your mouth, refusing to eat it, you are going to choke.
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Scott Hall
American Wrestler
If people are offering you help, swallow your pride and accept it because people who care about you want to help you.
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Yolanda Hadid
American Model
Establishing a friendship after divorce takes great effort and a lot of swallowing of your pride and ego.
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Geoffrey S. Fletcher
American Director
If humanity is being swallowed by a modern primitivism, imagination might be the thing that saves us all.
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Huston Smith
American Theologian
Swallow your pride and admit that we all need help at times.
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Ant McPartlin
English Celebrity
Life just swallowed me up for a few years.
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Rihanna
American Musician
There's a long way to fall when you pretend that you're so far away from the earth, far away from reality, floating in a bubble that's protected by fame or success. It's scary, and it's the thing I fear the most: to be swallowed up by that bubble. It can be poison to you, fame.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
One of my big goals as a human being is to continue to write what's really happening to me, even if it's a tough pill to swallow for people around me... I do fear that if I ever were to have someone in my life who mattered, I would second-guess every one of my lyrics.
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Sai Baba
Indian Leader
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.
Quote examples
Alexa Chung
English Journalist
My image has swallowed me up! I've given so much out to this projected version of myself, but now I have to live up to this character that I don't even associate half the time.
Quote examples
Monica Johnson
American Writer
You recognize the truth because sometimes it's hard to swallow, but if you hold it in your mouth, refusing to eat it, you are going to choke.
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Scott Hall
American Wrestler
If people are offering you help, swallow your pride and accept it because people who care about you want to help you.
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Yolanda Hadid
American Model
Establishing a friendship after divorce takes great effort and a lot of swallowing of your pride and ego.
Quote examples
Geoffrey S. Fletcher
American Director
If humanity is being swallowed by a modern primitivism, imagination might be the thing that saves us all.
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Huston Smith
American Theologian
Swallow your pride and admit that we all need help at times.
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Ant McPartlin
English Celebrity
Life just swallowed me up for a few years.
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