gulped; gulping; gulps
1
: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow
2
: to keep back as if by swallowing
gulp down a sob
3
: to take in readily as if by swallowing
gulp down knowledge
: to catch the breath as if in taking a long drink
gulp
noun
gulper
noun
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Examples of gulp in a Sentence
She told him not to gulp his food.
The exhausted racers lay on the ground, gulping air.
The exhausted racers were gulping for air.
I gulped nervously before beginning my speech.
“That's a lot of money,” she gulped.
He gulped back tears as he thanked the rescuers.
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The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
When concert halls around the country shuttered their doors and gulped with anxiety about the pandemic future — this was March 2020, not that anyone has forgotten — Martha Gilmer saw an opportunity.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Fantastic creatures When scientists observed dark sleeper fish gulping down young Japanese eels, some of the eels were able to hatch an escape through the predator’s gills in a matter of minutes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
When concert halls around the country shuttered their doors and gulped with anxiety about the pandemic future — this was March 2020, not that anyone has forgotten — Martha Gilmer saw an opportunity.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Fantastic creatures When scientists observed dark sleeper fish gulping down young Japanese eels, some of the eels were able to hatch an escape through the predator’s gills in a matter of minutes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gulp. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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gulp
verb1
: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow
2
: to keep back as if by swallowing
gulp down a sob
3
: to catch the breath as if in taking a long drink
gulp
noun
gulper
noun
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