| query | If you s______ your feelings, you do not express them, although you want to very much.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. |
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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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