swallowingverb, present participle
US /ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ/
taking in or using up something completely, literally or figuratively
“Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.”
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