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swallow back

/ˈswɒləʊ bæk/

/ˈswɑloʊ bæk/

swallow backverb

swallowed back

Past Simple

swallowed back

Past Participle

swallowing back

Gerund

/ˈswɒləʊ bæk/

/ˈswɑloʊ bæk/

Translations

She tried to swallow back her tears.

Она пыталась проглотить свои слёзы.

Definitions

To suppress or hold back an emotion or reaction, especially tears or anger.

She had to swallow back her tears as she delivered the bad news.

Synonyms

hold back