swallow down

verb

To believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable.

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Meanings

verbswallow down (third-person singular simple present swallows down, present participle swallowing down, simple past and past participle swallowed down)

present singular third person swallows down · participle present swallowing down · participle past swallowed down · past swallowed down

  1. transitiveTo believe (something) unpleasant or undesirable.
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APA

swallow down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallow%20down

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“swallow down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallow%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swallow down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallow%20down.

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