gullets

Definition of gulletsnext
plural of gullet
as in mouths
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 gullets This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • The team reportedly downed more than $150,000 in champagne, much of which was sprayed into the crowd and poured into fans’ mouths by the champions themselves.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This includes washing hands; covering noses and mouths when coughing or sneezing; and avoiding close contact with others when feeling sick.
    Chase Jordan February 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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  • Feeding black holes also usually emit copious ultraviolet radiation from the white-hot disks of material that pile up around their insatiable maws.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Kids pulled in on sleds by their parents are yelping in glee, slipping and sliding around jaws of ice.
    Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Gatorland features hundreds of reptiles, as well as other animals, plus gator wrestling, a zip-line course that travels over the breeding marsh, an off-road attraction, old Florida charm and an iconic entrance that encourages visitors to walk through oversized alligator jaws.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Gullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullets. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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