1) Aerophagia 2) Food 3) Gulp 4) Sip 5) Swig 6) Taking 1) Consumption 2) Drink 3) French word used in English 4) Ingestion 5) Intake 6) Swallow 7) Swallowing 8) The act of swallowing 9) Uptake 
the power or act of swallowing
• (n.) The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.
swallowing.
(deg″loo-tish´әn) swallowing.
Deg`lu·ti'tion noun [ Latin deglutire to swallow down; de- + glutire to swallow: confer French déglutition . See Glut .] The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing. « The muscles employed in the act of deglutition .» Pal...
Type: Term Pronunciation: dē′glū-tish′ŭn Definitions: 1. The act of swallowing.
Deglutition: The act of swallowing, particularly the swallowing of food. The muscles of deglutition are the muscles employed in the act of swallowing. 'Deglutition' is a French word, which evolved from the Latin 'deglutire' (to swallow down). Related to 'glutton' (someone who eats too much).
(de;gloo-tish;un) The act of swallowing.
deglutition The act of swallowing.
Latin deglutire = to swallow, hence the act of swallowing.
the act or process of swallowing.