gulp
/ɡʌlp/ verb C2- To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
- To react nervously by swallowing.
He/she/it gulps · Past gulped · Past participle gulped · -ing form gulping
Verb forms
- Base form
- gulp
- He/she/it
- gulps
- Past
- gulped
- Past participle
- gulped
- -ing form
- gulping
From the library
“‘At eight o’clock,’ she said, gulping in her throat to keep down her agitation.
The abbé, with a shaking hand, seized a glass of water that was standing by him half-full, swallowed it at one gulp, and then resumed his seat, with red eyes and pale cheeks.
Other matches
Learn gulp in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.