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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In a state of unimaginable desperation, Islam and his family would also turn to water, gulping it in desperate attempts to fill their stomachs.
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Ryder plays the character as barely held together, gulping down pills and snapping at anyone who says the name of the demon who tried to marry her at the end of the first film.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
As stock, a snakehead of an air intake protrudes from the right side of the motor, ready to gulp down oxygen for use in the Milwaukee-Eight’s twin furnaces.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Ryder plays the character as barely held together, gulping down pills and snapping at anyone who says the name of the demon who tried to marry her at the end of the first film.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
As stock, a snakehead of an air intake protrudes from the right side of the motor, ready to gulp down oxygen for use in the Milwaukee-Eight’s twin furnaces.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gulp. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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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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