gulp

gulp
[[t]gʌ̱lp[/t]]
gulps, gulping, gulped
1) VERB If you gulp something, you eat or drink it very quickly by swallowing large quantities of it at once.

[V n] She quickly gulped her tea.

2) VERB If you gulp, you swallow air, often making a noise in your throat as you do so, because you are nervous or excited. [WRITTEN]

I gulped, and then proceeded to tell her the whole story...

[V with quote] `I'm sorry,' he gulped.

3) VERB If you gulp air, you breathe in a large amount of air quickly through your mouth.

[V n into n] She gulped air into her lungs...

[V for n] He slumped back, gulping for air.

4) N-COUNT: oft N of n A gulp of air, food, or drink, is a large amount of it that you swallow at once.

I took in a large gulp of air...

When his whisky came he drank half of it in one gulp.

Phrasal Verbs:

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