present participle of swallow the dictionary

To speak using long or obscure words.

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) / chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)

A bird, the sand martin.

A species of swallow Tachycineta leucopyga, native to southern South America.

(naval slang) To leave the navy.

Hirundo atrocaerulea, a species of swallow.

(idiomatic) To set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.

(figuratively) Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter pill, swallow.

Alternative form of cat that ate the canary