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as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door
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Recent Examples of gulp
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Papa uses this moment to gulp the wine in Elijah's cup.
—Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
Slurp your bev up like a straw or tip the bottle back to gulp it down.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
That would have been like the Celtics willingly trading, gulp, Paul Pierce to the Heat at one point.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Verb
That meant, gulp, 11 hot dogs had to be consumed in the game, which lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Papa uses this moment to gulp the wine in Elijah's cup.
—Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
Slurp your bev up like a straw or tip the bottle back to gulp it down.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
That would have been like the Celtics willingly trading, gulp, Paul Pierce to the Heat at one point.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulp
Noun
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Eileen curses and takes sips of wine, bringing unexpected levity to a film that is ultimately about spiritual warfare.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Some guests recited poetry, while others freestyled between sips of tea.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Crumble Smith recommends using half your body weight as a starting point to figure out how many ounces per day to drink.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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The 2018 vintage is exceptional and is drinking perfectly right now.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
Verb
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As months and years of data arrived, Keeling’s rigorous work revealed two global phenomena: Earth’s plants inhaling CO2 each summer and exhaling it each winter, and CO2 levels’ unrelenting annual increase.—
Ashley Braun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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Workers who inhaled Teflon fumes developed flu-like symptoms.—
Mariah Blake,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
Verb
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As Charlie soon learns, the alligator she’s been tasked with saving is in the process of devouring Joe.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
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As the story of our cosmos moves forward, stars will slowly burn out, planets will freeze over, and black holes will devour light itself.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Though many of the old artists’ residences have been gobbled up by new high-rises, pockets of nostalgia persist on the streets of New York’s NoHo neighborhood.—
Jennifer Fernandez,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2025
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However, the oil industry looks more resilient today because of a wave of consolidation in which Big Oil companies with powerful balance sheets gobbled up smaller players.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulp. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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