How to pronounce swallow
American English pronunciation
SWAH-loh
- IPA
- /ˈswɑloʊ/
- Syllables
- SWAH · loh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What swallow means
Most people know swallow in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A small bird with a forked tail that flies fast
In a sentence: A swallow swooped low over the pond, snapping up gnats.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word swealwe, the bird's name. It is a different word from swallow, to gulp, which comes from the Old English word swelgan.
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