gulping
3
3.3
- noun
- /ˈɡʌlpɪŋ/
:
tragos
- Yet as the night wore on and their strange guests took hearty gulps of wine, the clay vessel never ran dry.
Not this, that he had to swing it in one gulp.
- Not this, that he had to swing it in one gulp.
- They eat fast, they drink fast, they do big gulps, and their air enters their body when they do that.
Examples
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Horwitz recalled that, quoting him between gulps of coffee, which the men insisted on drinking from their own tin cups rather than our ceramic mugs.
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They eat fast, they drink fast, they do big gulps, and their air enters their body when they do that.
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During the race, he took quick gulps of water to stay hydrated.
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She was gulping her drink nervously before speaking in front of the large crowd.
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After finishing the meal, he had to take a few deep gulps of air to calm down.
Synonyms
40
3.1
A quick, large swallow of food or drink
23
6.5
A large quick drink taken in one swallow
20
1.0
A small amount of food or drink taken into the throat at once
8
6.5
Drinking a large amount of liquid very quickly
3
8.2
Drinking very large amounts of liquid quickly, often alcohol
The act of swallowing food or drink
Antonyms
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gulping comes from the short sound gulp, which copies the noise you make when you 'swallow' quickly. So think of a big, noisy swallow to remember that gulping means taking a large, fast drink or bite.