Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sword swallowing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: sword swal-low-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of passing a sword through the mouth and down the esophagus to the stomach, and then removing it.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

sword swallower

Frequently Paired Words

sword swallower

Questions

What does sword swallowing mean?: The act of passing a sword through the mouth and down the esophagus to the stomach, and then removing it.

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