gulp
to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
to swallow eagerly, or in large drafts or morsels (often followed by down): He gulps down his food like a starving man.
to suppress, subdue, or choke back as if by swallowing: to gulp down a sob.
the act of gulping: He drank the whole bottle of beer in one gulp.
the amount swallowed at one time; mouthful.
Origin of gulp
1Other words for gulp
Other words from gulp
- gulper, noun
- gulp·ing·ly, adverb
- gulpy, adjective
Words Nearby gulp
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How to use gulp in a sentence
Drones also snapped photos of 105 whales to help the researchers estimate gulp size.
Baleen whales eat — and poop — a lot more than we thought | Jonathan Lambert | December 1, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThey used drones and sonar to measure the whale’s mouths, and the size of krill swarms, which gave an estimate of how much a whale could scoop up in a gulp.
Biologists vastly underestimated how much whales eat and poop | Philip Kiefer | November 3, 2021 | Popular-ScienceSome scientists thought that krill — the tiny crustaceans that many whales eat in gargantuan gulps — would explode in number as a result, mostly free from the feeding pressure of the largest animals that have ever lived.
Baleen whales eat (and poop) a lot more than we realized | Jonathan Lambert | November 3, 2021 | Science NewsAerial drones snapped photos of 105 whales, which the researchers used to estimate gulp size.
Baleen whales eat (and poop) a lot more than we realized | Jonathan Lambert | November 3, 2021 | Science NewsBaikal seals may be using these teeth to efficiently sieve their plankton prize from the lake, expelling excess water with every gulp, the researchers say.
Using comb-shaped teeth, Baikal seals feed on tiny crustaceans like whales do | Jake Buehler | December 11, 2020 | Science News
Even so distant, I can taste the grief, / Bitter and sharp with stalks, he made you gulp…Where bridal London bows the other way.
But even allowing for the fact that the state elected Mama Big gulp as its governor, the Alaska number has to be a solid majority.
The sugar in a $1.39 Big gulp soda at 7-Eleven accounts for only a few cents of its cost.
How Public Health Experts Turned Corporations into Public Enemy #1 | Megan McArdle | March 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile delivering her speech at CPAC, Sarah Palin drank from a big gulp.
There was even a speech from Sarah Palin who made a joke about her "rack" and sipped a big gulp on stage.
What Do We Know About 2016 After the CPAC Straw Poll? | Ben Jacobs | March 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe devoured it whole with a kind of visual gulp—a flash; the entire meaning first, then lines, then separate words.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood"Five minutes to twelve, baby," said the old man, and his voice had a gulp in it that broke June down.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.He made the speech with a gulp, as though it were distasteful to him.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanHe got the question out with a separate gulp for each separate word.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. Cobb"They are all round us in the scrub; you never know where they are," Eustace said with a gulp.
Queensland Cousins | Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
British Dictionary definitions for gulp
/ (ɡʌlp) /
(tr often foll by down) to swallow rapidly, esp in large mouthfuls: to gulp down food
(tr often foll by back) to stifle or choke: to gulp back sobs
(intr) to swallow air convulsively, as while drinking, because of nervousness, surprise, etc
(intr) to make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
the act of gulping
the quantity taken in a gulp
Origin of gulp
1Derived forms of gulp
- gulper, noun
- gulpingly, adverb
- gulpy, adjective
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