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swallowing Meaning in Japanese (swallowing 英語 意味)

noun飲み込み, 嚥下
verb飲み込むこと
飲み込み in English:swallowing
Phonetic:のみこみ
Quick Answer • 要約

swallowing の日本語の意味は「飲み込み, 嚥下, 飲み込むこと」です。 (食べ物や飲み物を口から咽頭、食道を経て胃に送り込む行為。)

Definitions of Swallowing

  1. 1
    noun
    嚥下

    Swallowing is the act of passing food or drink from the mouth through the pharynx and esophagus into the stomach.

    食べ物や飲み物を口から咽頭、食道を経て胃に送り込む行為。

  2. 2
    verb
    飲み込むこと

    Swallowing refers to the action of a person or animal causing food or drink to pass down their throat.

    人や動物が食べ物や飲み物を喉を通って送り込む動作。

Example Sentences

casual

“The baby had difficulty swallowing solid food.”

その赤ちゃんは固形物を飲み込むのに苦労していた。

casual

“He found swallowing the bitter medicine challenging.”

彼は苦い薬を飲み込むのが難しいと感じた。

formal

“Swallowing is an involuntary reflex.”

嚥下は不随意反射である。

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Synonyms (類語)

In English:

ingestiongulpingdevouring

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

spittingregurgitationvomiting

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveswallow
third person singularswallows
past tenseswallowed
agent nounswallower

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

swallow one's prideidiom

To accept something humiliating or to do something that one considers beneath oneself.

swallow a bitter pillidiom

To accept an unpleasant situation or decision.

hard to swallowexpression

Difficult to believe or accept.