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Meanings of swallow against in English

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Usage of swallow against in English
1
I have to swallow against the frantic pulse in my throat to speak.
Crewel
2
He lets my hand fall away as I swallow against the words sitting in my throat.
Altered
3
It leaves the taste of ash on my tongue and my mouth is too dry to swallow against it.
Unraveled
4
All scent and sound disappeared, and I had to swallow against nausea as the falling sensation took me too suddenly.
Spirit of the Wolves
5
With a frantic sweep of his paddle he drove the canoe like a swallow against the bank, leaped out and dashed into the woods.
The Phantom of the River
6
He swallowed against the burst of peculiar emotions coursing through him.
Radiant Shadows
7
She swallowed against the lie she wanted to whisper and admitted, I did.
Fragile Eternity
8
She swallowed against a dry mouth and scrambled to Robert's side.
Dead air
9
Swallowing against the sudden tightening in her throat, she spoke lowly.
Shadows
10
Nothing you need. He swallowed against the ache in his throat.
Burning up
11
Ross bunked rapidly and swallowed against the dryness in his throat.
Running with the Demon
12
He swallowed against it and forced himself to his feet.
Antiphon
13
She swallowed against bile and panic, and felt the baby shift below her ribs.
The Golem and the Jinni
14
Gabby swallowed against the now softball-size lump in her chest.
Dead air
15
She swallowed against her dry throat and decided it was time to come clean.
The spirit thief
16
Ben swallowed against the dryness he felt in his throat, his worst fears realized.
The Black Unicorn
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