Thesaurus results for GULLET

gullet

noun

Definition of gullet

as in mouth

the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach food traveling down the gullet

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Recent Examples of gullet This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026 He’s gone from champagne to something like vinegar forced down his gullet. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2025 Cut away lungs, reaching up into the neck as far as possible to sever gullet and windpipe. — Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025 The coverage of him has often been over the top and forced down the gullets of sports fans. — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gullet

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Noun

Disposable utensils in the customer self service area are stored with the mouth contact up.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Her face appeared through the center of the hand, with blood dripping from her mouth and fake tendons hanging from the wrist.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

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With the law on his side, Smith expected that Biddy and the others would be forced to follow him once again—from the cusp of freedom into the maw of slavery.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Dishes such as beef mantou, its interpretation of the Chinese hamburger, thousand-year-old egg and ricotta, passion fruit fish maw noodles, and a generous offering of spicy Yakitori skewers, sums up its imaginative and bold offerings.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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