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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWALLOW ONE'S WORDS

swaining
swainish
swainishness
swale
Swaledale
SWALK
swallet
swallow
swallow dive
swallow hole
swallow-like
swallow-tailed
swallow-tailed coat
swallowable
swallower
swallowtail
swallowtail butterfly
swallowwort
swam
swami

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWALLOW ONE'S WORDS

cords
cross swords
eat one´s words
for words
form of words
House of Lords
in other words
in so many words
Leader of the House of Lords
Lords
medical records
of few words
of many words
play on words
put into words
records
say a few words
song without words
weasel words
words

Synonyms and antonyms of swallow one's words in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

吞一个人的话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tragar las palabras de uno
570 millions of speakers

English

swallow one´s words
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक शब्द निगल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ابتلاع الكلمات واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проглотить свои слова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engolir suas palavras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক শব্দ শোনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avaler ses mots
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menelan kata-kata seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlucken eigenen Worten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分の言葉を飲み込む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 단어를 삼키는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngulu tembung siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nuốt lời của một người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரின் சொற்கள் விழுங்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याच्या शब्दांना गिळणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Birini yutmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingoiare le proprie parole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

połknąć swoich słów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проковтнути свої слова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înghiți cuvintele cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταπιεί τα λόγια κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sluk ´n mens se woorde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svälja ett ord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svelge ens ord
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWALLOW ONE'S WORDS»

The term «swallow one's words» is used very little and occupies the 168.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWALLOW ONE'S WORDS»

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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
This idiom employs swallow in the sense of “refrain from expressing,” a usage dating from the early 1600s. swallow one's words Take back what one said, as in If they win I'll have to swallow my words. George Farquhar used this idiom in The  ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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राजपाल बृहत् शिक्षार्थी हिन्दी-अंग्रेज़ी शब्दकोश
... evade a topic or statement, to make a roundabout statement 3TcT 33T ^11*11 p.f. to swallow one's words 37W mm r.f. (a) to change the subject abruptly (b) to swallow one's words ^RT fjfj P.f. (a) to initiate a talk (b) to broach a conversation,  ...
‎2006
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English and Chinese dictionary
... to swallow greedily, Ш|£ t'han ; to swallow one's words, ^ shïh yên ; to swallow the wrong way, $j| |^ ts'hó hôw, |ÍJÜ tseïh ; swallow-root, J^/ pïh wet. Swamp, Щ ЩШШ shan këen hëen nê té. Swan, Щ hûng küh, fÊf |Щ hwâng küh ; wild do. or ...
Kangxi (Emperor of China), Chʻing Shîng-tsu (Emperor of China), 1848
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Grand Dictionnaire Hachette-Oxford
... de travers my wine went down the wrong way; d ses mots fig to swallow one's words; d un livre fig to devour a book; d l'obstacle Sport to make nothing of an obstacle; 2 (inhaler) to inhale [fumée, vapeur]; tu avales la fumée? do you inhale ?; ...
Marie-Hélène Corréard, Valerie Grundy, Jean-Benoit Ormal-Grenon, 2007
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Dizionario Italiano, Ed Inglese Di Giuseppe Baretti: 2
To swallow one's words, d|'.r.lirsi._ S\VALLOWED , adj. inghiottito ,-lranguqiatfio', v. 'l'o swallow. SVVALLOWLNG , s. inglu'ottiusento, s. m. l'inghionire. SWAM , pro' di To swim. SWAMP, s. (bog, fen , marshy place) pantano, allulo , Padule.
‎1816
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Words beginning with K
H. Eichner's derivation (Die Sprache 211164 [1975]) of karussiya- from IE *gr0ws -éyo-, comparing *grews- (IE W 405-6) in Goth. kriustan 'gnash' (thus literally ' gnash [one's teeth]' in the sense of 'clench one's teeth, swallow one's words') is ...
Mouton De Gruyter, 1997
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
W323 To eat (swallow) one's Words a1656 Bradford History 1.362: Others deneyed what they had said, and eate their words. 1728 Byrd Dividing Line 129: A precept from so great a Man, three of these worthy Commissioners had not the Spirit ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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The Royal Dictionary, French and English, and English and ...
He wttl oevet swallow this Opinion, II nt s'accommodera jamâh dt celte Opinion. t To swallow one's Words, St retracter, se de dire. To swallow UP, Engloutir, absorber. Swallowed, *Adj. Avalé, &c. V.to swallow. SwaUowing, Subst. l' Action  ...
Abel Boyer, 1729
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Dizionario Italiano Ed Inglese. A Dictionary Italian and ...
_ _ je 'so swallow one's Words, difilir/î. Swnrrowao, ad). inghiottito, tra-'guggiata. _ _ _ - SWALLOWING , s. mgb:ommenta,s.m. l'inglrionire. _ SWAM , a un preferito dal verbo, T0 swim . SWAyup, s. (a bug , or marshy plz ce] un pantano; N n n 2- ...
Ferdinando Altieri, 1751
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Lexicon of the Mouth: Poetics and Politics of Voice and the ...
To “swallow one's words” is additionally complemented by the expression, to “ choke on words.” Captured in those moments of being overcome with emotion, usually while speaking in front of a crowd, “choking on words” brings us again to that ...
Brandon LaBelle, 2014

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWALLOW ONE'S WORDS»

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Premium economy: Singapore Airlines catches up, at last
... it means having to swallow one's words spilled all too often to the contrary (“Shifting sands: Singapore Airlines may introduce premium economy“, 4th Apr, 14). «Aspire Aviation, May 14»

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