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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
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Some daredevils will let tarpon, which can grow up to 8 feet long, gulp their hands to the wrist for a great video moment, but Robbie’s visitors on a relatively quiet day in March were dangling fish through holes in a net, seemingly reluctant to participate in any unnerving limb gulping.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The main risk with giving ice cubes is choking, especially for small dogs or dogs that gulp their food.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The young woman gulps it down, not realizing it is laced with a sedative.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Some daredevils will let tarpon, which can grow up to 8 feet long, gulp their hands to the wrist for a great video moment, but Robbie’s visitors on a relatively quiet day in March were dangling fish through holes in a net, seemingly reluctant to participate in any unnerving limb gulping.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The main risk with giving ice cubes is choking, especially for small dogs or dogs that gulp their food.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulp
Noun
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Scroll to take a sip or bite out of your beauty, with picks from our experts and editors.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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So, ultimately each sip actually belies the utter strength of its intimidating ABV.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Verb
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More Americans now use cannabis daily than drink alcohol every day.1 Public attitudes toward cannabis have shifted dramatically over the past decade, with some perceiving cannabis to be safer than alcohol.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The sole reason to go is to eat hot rolls and chicken and drink good lemonade.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The nervous systems of animals that swallowed or inhaled other hydraulic fluids were affected immediately with tremors, diarrhea, sweating, breathing difficulty, and sometimes several weeks later with weakness of the limbs, or paralysis.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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These poisons can vaporize on hot days and be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or even swallowed by children playing on synthetic fields.—
Dr. Philip J. Landrigan,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Anya Taylor-Joy, imperiously slender and with devouring eyes, has a porcelain haughtiness that doesn’t quite work as Emma Woodhouse — at least not for me.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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When the eggs hatch, the young devour the still-living roaches.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The event took place in New York’s Coney Island on Friday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to around 1 p.m, with the women's competition kicking things off before the men gobbled down their dogs.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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There are numerous balls that would likely be gobbled up by a more athletic player that end up in right field.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulp. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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