| query | If someone s_______ a story or a statement, they believe it completely.If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. It was vital that he swallowed the story about Juanita being in that motel room that night. I too found this story a little hard to swallow. |
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| word | swallow |
| full-definition | verb If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B. Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed. Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow. If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing something, often because you are nervous or frightened . Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head. If someone swallows a story or a statement, they believe it completely. It was vital that he swallowed the story about Juanita being in that motel room that night. I too found this story a little hard to swallow. If you swallow your feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much. Gordon has swallowed the anger he felt. He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression. noun A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail. |
| inflections | swallowsswallowingswallowed |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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