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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
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulp
Noun
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Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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This is a deciduous vine that prefers a shady exposure, sips water, and will happily clamber up the branches of a native oak or any other tree.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To manage your thirst, try limiting your salt intake, drinking enough water throughout the day, and regulating your bedroom temperature.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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With its ever-expanding food and drink scene, Oaxaca de Juárez has rightfully earned its place as one of the world's premiere culinary destinations—so much so that it was named the best city in the world in Travel + Leisure's 2023 World's Best Awards and one of the top 5 cities in Mexico in 2025.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Inhale the Oils Using the Dry Evaporation Method The dry evaporation method is another way to inhale essential oils indirectly but effectively.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia — fear of long words (The longest word found in major English dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word describing a lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are other predators just waiting to devour us.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Angelo’s is the lunch stop and Strowman devoured ribs, brisket and more smoked meats, restaurant owner Jason George told the Star-Telegram.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hoosiers are watching their electric bills balloon, communities are rallying against energy-gobbling data centers, and government officials, consumer advocates and utilities have competing interests and ideas for how to move forward, including building several nuclear reactors.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
20 Oct. 2025
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Eight games into their postseason (seven wins), their starting pitchers – Shohei Ohtani, Snell, Yamamoto and Glasnow – have gobbled up 52⅔ innings while allowing 11 runs (nine earned) on 24 hits and striking out 63.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulp. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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