Synonyms for deglutition
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of swallowing.
Forms
- Plural
- deglutitions → drinks, swallows, swallowings, gluttonies…
Example sentences
- drink You'll soon come to enjoy the food and drink here.
- swallow Mary wanted the ground to open up and swallow her.
- swallowing Deglutition is just a fancy word for swallowing.
- gluttony No one has called Dmitri out for his gluttony.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deglutition | falling | |
| drink | rising | |
| swallow | rising | |
| swallowing | rising | |
| gluttony | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- drink1
- 7 letters
- swallow2
- 8 letters
- gluttony3
- 9 letters
- glutition
- 10 letters
- swallowing3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (swallow2 = 2 syllables).