Vocabulary
Swallow
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.
Urdu meaning
نگلنا، ہڑپ کر جانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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It remains to be seen if the Trump administration can swallow this bitter pill.
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Exit strategy
— 2026-03-18
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Agnes, a healer who couldn`t heal her own child, withdraws into a grief so large it threatens to swallow her.
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Grief denied
— 2026-02-15
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While Trump may salivate over his next mouthful Iran, Beijing will swallow Taiwan in fulfilment of its One China policy.
Dawn Editorials —
Trust no one
— 2026-01-08
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ONE swallow does not make a summer.
Dawn Editorials —
Privatisation push
— 2025-12-28
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This may be a bitter pill to swallow for the Hindu revivalist BJP regime, which has never stopped dreaming of `Akhand Bharat`.
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Unwarranted aggression
— 2025-05-08
Synonyms
eat, gulp down, consume, devour, eat up, put away, gobble (up), bolt (down), wolf down,
Curator example
“she swallowed a mouthful slowly”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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