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swallow

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɒləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈswɑloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swolō)

Collocations for "swallow"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "swallow" in context.

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swallow

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a swallow's nest
  2. the swallows sitting in the [trees, bushes]
  3. the swallow's [chirps, songs]
  4. the chirps of a swallow
  5. [flying, chirping] swallow
  6. has a tattoo of a swallow
  7. saw a swallow in (full) flight
  8. saw swallows in the [marshes, delta, forest]
  9. the swallow [circled, skimmed] the water
  10. take a swallow of [coffee, his drink, whiskey]
  11. a [deep, small] swallow
  12. [drank, ate] [it] in one swallow
  13. [drank] [it] in a single swallow
  14. idiom: one swallow does not make a summer
n as adj
  1. a swallow tattoo
'swallow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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