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Synonyms
gulp (gŭlp)

[From Middle English gulpen, or from Flemish, or Dutch gulpen.]

verb: gulped, gulp·ing, gulps. 

transitive verb 

  1. To swallow greedily or rapidly in large amounts: gulp down coffee.
  2. To choke back by or as if by swallowing.

intransitive verb 

  1. To choke or gasp, as in swallowing large amounts of liquid.
  2. To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness.

noun 

  1. The act of gulping.
  2. A large amount swallowed at one time.

derivatives

gulṕer
noun
gulṕing·ly
adverb