Word
swallowing
Phoneticsswal·low·ing
US/ˈswɑɫoʊɪŋ/
UK/swˈɒləʊɪŋ/
Definition
n. the act of moving food or drink from your mouth down your throat.
n. the physiological act of deglutition; the process of passing something from the mouth through the esophagus to the stomach.
Examples
“He had a sore throat and found swallowing difficult.”
“The doctor asked the patient to demonstrate swallowing to check for any obstruction in the throat.”
“Efficient swallowing requires the coordinated effort of several muscle groups to ensure that food enters the esophagus rather than the airway, a process that can be impaired by neurological conditions.”
Examples
simple
“He had a sore throat and found swallowing difficult.”
contextual
“The doctor asked the patient to demonstrate swallowing to check for any obstruction in the throat.”
complex
“Efficient swallowing requires the coordinated effort of several muscle groups to ensure that food enters the esophagus rather than the airway, a process that can be impaired by neurological conditions.”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English swolwynge; by surface analysis, swallow + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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