swallowed whole

collocation in English

meaningsofswallowandwhole

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swallow
noun[C]
uk
/ˈswɒl.əʊ/us
/ˈswɑː.loʊ/
an act of using the muscles of your throat, or the amount of something you move into your stomach from your mouth by using the muscles of ...
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whole
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
a ...
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(Definition ofswallowandwholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most flower buds were alsoswallowedwholeallowing them to be measured.
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Like the parson's egg, the book is good in parts and should be sipped rather thanswallowedwhole.
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They haveswallowedwholethe arguments of the duty-free industry.
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Prey isswallowedwholewhen possible.
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They eat small fruit, usuallyswallowedwhole, insects and spiders.
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Consumed by the shadows,swallowedwholeby the darkness.
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Prey are detected by passive sonar, andswallowedwhole.
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It would have been surprising if we hadswallowedwholethis scheme exactly as it has been presented.
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Both have contained important elements of truth but if taken andswallowedwhole, so to speak, they can be very misleading.
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Fruit isswallowedwhole, even items as large as bananas and apples.
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The menhaden areswallowedwholeafter the head has been removed.
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Fruit is often taken and usuallyswallowedwhole, but nectar is rarely consumed.
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All prey isswallowedwhole, and may take several days or even weeks to fully digest.
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Even with larger prey, food is generallyswallowedwholethrough the birds' considerable gape.
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Seals typically consume their prey underwater where it isswallowedwhole.
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Prey is typicallyswallowedwhole, with indigestible parts regurgitated as pellets.
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Sometimes patients forget that fosrenol is notswallowedwhole, but instead should be chewed.
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Capsules must not be opened or chewed, butswallowedwholewith a glass of water.
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When captured, large crabs are torn apart while small ones areswallowedwhole.
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Prey isswallowedwhole, and may take several days or even weeks to fully digest.
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They eat certain small fruit, usuallyswallowedwhole, and insects are also taken.
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Individual prey are seized andswallowedwhole, as this shark lacks cutting dentition.
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This species feeds on certain small fruit, usuallyswallowedwhole, insects and spiders.
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This species feeds on small fruit, usuallyswallowedwhole, insects and spiders.
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Fruit is normally picked from trees, sometimes from the ground, and is usuallyswallowedwhole.
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