gullets

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
  • Finding bodies with their heads removed, bricks in their mouths, or – as in this case – a sickle pointing at their throat, automatically earns suspicion as a vampire.
    Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure.
    Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • At Brooks Falls, visitors watch from elevated platforms as the bruins barrel through the shallows in pursuit of silvery fish or stake out prime positions on the lip of the falls, waiting for salmon to vault from the water into their gaping maws.
    Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Their lips, jaws, and the interior of their maws are—in terms of rigidity—akin to a ceramic dinner plate.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
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  • The Kansas City Current found a way to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory last weekend.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The first story was set in the 1980s while the second volume, recently wrapped, was set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet age and culminated with a shocking finale that left readers’ jaws on the forest floor.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026

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“Gullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullets. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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