swallowing

Definition von swallowing im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: present participle of swallow; adj. or deglutition Act that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. The tongue pushes liquid or chewed food mixed with saliva into the pharynx. Reflex takes over as the soft palate rises to close off the nasal cavity; the larynx rises and the epiglottis covers the trachea, interrupting breathing. Pressure in the mouth and pharynx pushes food toward the esophagus, whose upper sphincter opens to let food in and closes to prevent backflow. Breathing resumes as the larynx lowers. As peristalsis pushes food to the stomach, the lower esophageal sphincter opens and then closes to prevent reflux. Painful swallowing is usually caused by inflammation; other problems are caused by blockage or disorders affecting the motions of swallowing; {i} deglutition
swallow: To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this
I swallowed nervously, wondering who was outside the window.
swallow: A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects
swallow: To take in, to consume, to absorb or cause to disappear
Any extra money will be swallowed up by the mortgage repayments.
swallow: To believe or accept
I find his excuses a little hard to swallow.
swallow: {n} a genus of birds, fish, throat, voracity, gulf
swallow: {v} to take down the throat, to take in
swallow: 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
swallow: To cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach
swallow: A deep chasm or abyss in the earth
swallow: {i} act of swallowing; gulp, drink, mouthful (of food, liquid, etc.); any of a number of migratory birds having long pointed wings and a forked tail
swallow: a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
swallow: That which ingulfs; a whirlpool
swallow: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
swallow: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
swallow: As much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow of water
swallow: The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves
swallow: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?" keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet" take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries" pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
swallow: believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
swallow: To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb usually followed by up
swallow: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
swallow: Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidæ, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked
swallow: To engross; to appropriate; usually with up
swallow: To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly
swallow: To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions
swallow: To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume
swallow: To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult
swallow: utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"
swallow: a bitter pill to swallow: see pill. Any of 74 species (family Hirundinidae) of songbirds found nearly worldwide. Swallows are 4-9 in. (10-23 cm) long, with long, pointed, narrow wings; a short bill; small, weak feet; and sometimes a forked tail. The dark upper plumage may have a metallic blue or green sheen. Swallows capture insects on the wing. They nest in tree holes, burrow into sandbank, or plaster mud nests to walls. Some species (e.g., the common swallow, Hirundo rustica) are long-distance migrants; all have a strong homing instinct. The swallows of California's San Juan Capistrano Mission are cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota). See also martin
swallow: To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagous which this entails
swallow: The act of swallowing
swallow: keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"
swallow: The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing
swallow: To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink
swallow: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
swallow: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
swallow: Taste; relish; inclination; liking
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
swallow: (1 ) Heb sis (Isa 38: 14; Jer 8: 7), the Arabic for the swift, which "is a regular migrant, returning in myriads every spring, and so suddenly that while one day not a swift can be seen in the country, on the next they have overspread the whole land, and fill the air with their shrill cry " The swift (cypselus) is ordinarily classed with the swallow, which it resembles in its flight, habits, and migration
swallow: Capacity for swallowing; voracity
swallow: 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. Swallow is also a noun. Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow
swallow: To occupy; to take up; to employ
swallow: The graceful insectivorous aerialists of the family Hirundinidæ Represented in the BWCA by two breeding species of summer, the Tree Swallow (Iridoprocne bicolor), and the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Jashâwanibissi in the Ojibwe
swallow: Tifirellest
swallow: A swallow is a kind of small bird with pointed wings and a forked tail
swallow: The gullet, or esophagus; the throat
swallow: Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift
swallow: engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
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 idiosyncracies"
swallow: Thunderbird Tiki
swallow: A female operative who uses sex as a tool
swallow: To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow
swallow: They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight
swallow: {f} take into the stomach via the throat (as of food or drink); engulf, envelop; suppress one's emotions; put up with; take back, retract; believe without questioning, naively accept (Slang)
swallow: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
swallow: small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"