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swally

/ˈswalɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
swal-ly
IPA
/ˈswalɪ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of swallowing.

noun

A throat or gullet.

noun

A drink or gulp.

Informal

noun

A drinking session.

Informal

verb

To swallow (food etc).

name

Obsolete form of Suvali.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English swelgh (“throat, whirlpool, pit”), from Old English ġeswelg, swelh, from Proto-West Germanic *swelg, swalgi, from Proto-Germanic *swelgaz, *swalgiz; thus a dialectal form of swallow (noun).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: swelgh, ġeswelg, *swelg, *swelgaz, sweligh, swelgan

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈswalɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

swallies (plural) swallie (alternative) swelly (alternative) swilly (alternative) swolly (alternative) swallys (present, singular) swallying (participle, present) swallied (participle, past) swallied (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce swally?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswalɪ/.
What does swally mean?
The act of swallowing.
Where does swally come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce swally

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