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Definition of swallowing

"swallowing" in the verb sense

1. swallow, get down

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

"Swallow the raw fish

2. swallow

engulf and destroy

"The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"

3. immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

4. swallow

utter indistinctly

"She swallowed the last words of her speech"

5. swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw

take back what one has said

"He swallowed his words"

6. swallow

keep from expressing

"I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"

7. accept, live with, swallow

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

"I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"

"I swallowed the insult"

"She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"

8. swallow

believe or accept without questioning or challenge

"Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for swallowing

The swallowing gulf of dark forgetfulness and deep oblivion. [ William Shakespeare ]

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swallowing in Scrabble®

The word swallowing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters swallowing:

SWALLOWING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

gallons, gallows, slowing, swallow, walling, wallows, wawling, willows

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word swallowing

SWALLOWING
(189)
SWALLOWING
(162)
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(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In swallowing

SWALLOWING
(189)
SWALLOWING
(162)
SWALLOWING
(126)
SWALLOWING
(108)
WAWLING
(106 = 56 + 50)
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(104 = 54 + 50)
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GALLOWS
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(94 = 44 + 50)
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(94 = 44 + 50)
WAWLING
(94 = 44 + 50)
SLOWING
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SLOWING
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GALLOWS
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SLOWING
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swallowing in Words With Friends™

The word swallowing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters swallowing:

SWALLOWING
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

gallons, gallows, slowing, swallow, walling, wallows, wawling, willows

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word swallowing

SWALLOWING
(297)
SWALLOWING
(243)
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(174)
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(150)
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(100)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In swallowing

SWALLOWING
(297)
SWALLOWING
(243)
SWALLOWING
(174)
SWALLOWING
(150)
WAWLING
(134 = 99 + 35)
WILLOWS
(116 = 81 + 35)
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(116 = 81 + 35)
WILLOWS
(116 = 81 + 35)
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(116 = 81 + 35)
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(116 = 81 + 35)
WALLOWS
(116 = 81 + 35)
WALLING
(116 = 81 + 35)
GALLOWS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SLOWING
(113 = 78 + 35)
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(113 = 78 + 35)
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(110 = 75 + 35)
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GALLOWS
(107 = 72 + 35)
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WILLOWS
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GALLOWS
(101 = 66 + 35)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
SWALLOWING
(100)
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(99)
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(99)
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(98 = 63 + 35)
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WILLOWS
(98 = 63 + 35)
WAWLING
(98 = 63 + 35)
SWALLOWING
(96)
WALLING
(95 = 60 + 35)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
WILLOWS
(95 = 60 + 35)
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GALLOWS
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(95 = 60 + 35)
GALLOWS
(95 = 60 + 35)
WOWING
(93)
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(92 = 57 + 35)
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(92 = 57 + 35)
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(92 = 57 + 35)
WILLOWS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SWALLOWING
(92)
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(92 = 57 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
SLOWING
(89 = 54 + 35)
GALLONS
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SLOWING
(89 = 54 + 35)
SLOWING
(89 = 54 + 35)
SWALLOWING
(88)
SWALLOWING
(88)
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(88)
SWALLOW
(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
WILLOWS
(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
WILLOWS
(86 = 51 + 35)
WAWLING
(85 = 50 + 35)
WAWLING
(85 = 50 + 35)
SWALLOWING
(84)
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(84)
GALLOWS
(83 = 48 + 35)
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SLOWING
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WILLOWS
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WILLOWS
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GALLOWS
(79 = 44 + 35)
WILLOW
(78)
WILLOW
(78)
WALLOW
(78)
WALLOW
(78)
WAGONS
(78)
WAWLING
(77 = 42 + 35)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
WAWLING
(77 = 42 + 35)
WALLING
(77 = 42 + 35)
GALLONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
GALLONS
(77 = 42 + 35)
WALING
(75)
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(75)
WAWLING
(75 = 40 + 35)
GALLOW
(75)
GALLOWS
(75 = 40 + 35)
SLOWING
(75 = 40 + 35)
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(73 = 38 + 35)
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WILLOWS
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GALLOWS
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SWALLOWING
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WAWLING
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(69 = 34 + 35)
GALLOW
(69)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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SWALLOW
(69 = 34 + 35)
SWALLOW
(69 = 34 + 35)
WAWLING
(69 = 34 + 35)
WALLOWS
(69 = 34 + 35)
WOWING
(69)
WILLOWS
(69 = 34 + 35)
SALLOW
(69)
WILLOWS
(69 = 34 + 35)
WOWING
(69)
WILLOWS
(69 = 34 + 35)
WOWING
(69)
WILLOWS
(69 = 34 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence swallowing

Words that start with swallowing (1 word)

swallowing

Words with swallowing in them (1 word)

swallowing

Words that end with swallowing (2 words)

reswallowingswallowing
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Word Growth involving swallowing

Shorter words in swallowing

all allow wallow swallow

ow low allow wallow swallow

all wall wallow swallow

all allow allowing wallowing

ow low allow allowing wallowing

ow owing allowing wallowing

in win wing owing allowing wallowing

all allow wallow wallowing

ow low allow wallow wallowing

all wall wallow wallowing

Longer words containing swallowing

reswallowing