1
as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door
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2
as in inhaled
to swallow or eat greedily
you never taste your food—you just gulp it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulped
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The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Regardless, the judges sipped this one in the blind.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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These particles are small enough to enter the bloodstream when inhaled, which can cause inflammation and neurological damage.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Concern about inhaled anesthesia impacting brain development is not totally unfounded, says Ji-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD, co-author of the new study published in Anesthesiology.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
9 Sep. 2025
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There was another meeting at Perry’s home in 2021, during which Dixon said the producer again drank too much and allegedly groped Dixon during a good-night hug, according to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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People who work outside drank more sugary drinks than those who work inside, and the same went for families where the head of the household was less educated.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Parvati Shallow has once again devoured her prey.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The head coach also scoffed at any notion of evaluating year-over-year growth for Nix.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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Skeptics scoffed, yet Musk hit many of those goals, pushing Tesla past the trillion-dollar valuation threshold in 2021.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Gulped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulped. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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