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- Dictionarygulp/ɡʌlp/
verb
- 1. swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly: "he gulped down the last of his coffee" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of gulping food or drink: "she finished her drink in one gulp"
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GULP definition: 1. to eat or drink food or liquid quickly by swallowing it in large amounts, or to make a…. Learn more.
The meaning of GULP is to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow. How to use gulp in a sentence.
to swallow eagerly, or in large drafts or morsels (often followed by down ): He gulps down his food like a starving man. Synonyms: guzzle, devour, bolt, quaff, gobble, wolf. to suppress, subdue, or choke back as if by swallowing: to gulp down a sob.
GULP meaning: 1. to eat or drink food or liquid quickly by swallowing it in large amounts, or to make a…. Learn more.
To gulp is to loudly and quickly swallow food, drink, or air. You might gulp nervously before you stand up to make a speech. When you gulp down your breakfast so you can run and catch your bus, or gulp air upon rising to the surface of a swimming pool, you can say you take a gulp — or many gulps.
A gulp of air, food, or drink, is a large amount of it that you swallow at once.
[intransitive] to swallow, but without eating or drinking something, especially because of a strong emotion such as fear or surprise. She gulped nervously before trying to answer. ‘Do you know where she is?’ asked Chris. The man gulped nervously and nodded. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
GULP meaning: 1. to drink or eat something quickly: 2. to breathe in large amounts of air 3. to swallow…. Learn more.
Gulp Definition. To swallow hastily, greedily, or in large amounts. To catch the breath in or as in swallowing a large amount. To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness. The act of gulping. The amount swallowed at one time. The usual amount swallowed. The sound of swallowing. A sound of swallowing indicating fear.
1. (often foll by: down) to swallow rapidly, esp in large mouthfuls: to gulp down food. 2. (often foll by: back) to stifle or choke: to gulp back sobs. 3. ( intr) to swallow air convulsively, as while drinking, because of nervousness, surprise, etc.
