gulping 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of gulpingnext
as in devouring

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gulping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of gulp
1
as in sipping
to swallow in liquid form hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door

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2
as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily you never taste your food—you just gulp it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulping
  1. inhaling
  2. drinking
  3. devouring
Verb
  • For humans, those averse cues can range from using needles to inhaling smoke.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
  • State health officials warn that drinking or accidentally inhaling raw milk infected with H5N1 could lead to illness.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of inhaling
Verb
  • Health officials in California's Marin County said the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The child went to a local emergency department in November with fever and vomiting after drinking raw milk and tested positive for influenza A, the county said.
    Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of drinking
Verb
  • The film was way ahead of its time with Fox as a demon possessed it girl, seducing and devouring mainly men.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of devouring
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