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gulp

UK/ɡʌlp/ US/ˈɡʌlp/ uncommon rare
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

  • “The men gulped down their beers”
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2.

utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly

  • “He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat”

noun

1.

a large and hurried swallow

  • “he finished it at a single gulp”
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2.

a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

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Origin

From Middle English gulpen, probably from West Flemish or Middle Dutch gulpen, golpen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps of imitative origin, or related to Dutch galpen (“to roar, squeal”), English galp, gaup (“to gape”). Related to German Low German gulpen (“to gush out, belch, gulp”), West Frisian gjalpe, gjalpje, gjealpje (“to gush, spurt forth”), Danish gulpe, gylpe (“to gulp up, disgorge”), dialectal Swedish glapa (“to gulp down”), Old English galpettan (“to gulp down, eat greedily, devour”). More at galp.

Phrases

  • gulp down
  • gulp up

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