"swallowing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swallowings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swallowing (plural swallowings)
  1. The act of swallowing. Synonyms: deglutition Derived forms: sword swallowing Translations (act of swallowing): déglutition [feminine] (French), deglución [feminine] (Galician), nyelés (Hungarian), deglutizione [feminine] (Italian), inghiottimento [masculine] (Italian), whakatanukutanga (Maori), deglutição [feminine] (Portuguese), deglución [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-swallowing-en-noun-rtX6YkLL

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} swallowing
  1. present participle and gerund of swallow Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: swallow
    Sense id: en-swallowing-en-verb-EB9CcWQa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Inflected forms

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