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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
Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
That would have been like the Celtics willingly trading, gulp, Paul Pierce to the Heat at one point.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Vincent started gulping down studies and going to conferences, desperate to find a way to save his daughter.
—Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
The terrifying moment, captured on camera by the kayaker’s father, showed the whale surfacing in the Strait of Magellan and gulping Adrian Simancas for a few moments before releasing him.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Slurp your bev up like a straw or tip the bottle back to gulp it down.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
That would have been like the Celtics willingly trading, gulp, Paul Pierce to the Heat at one point.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Vincent started gulping down studies and going to conferences, desperate to find a way to save his daughter.
—Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
The terrifying moment, captured on camera by the kayaker’s father, showed the whale surfacing in the Strait of Magellan and gulping Adrian Simancas for a few moments before releasing him.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulp
Noun
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The Emerald, Jameson notes, portrays both envy and passion in every sip.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The latter is full of flavor, with fresh notes of grass and a touch of coconut on the palate that shine in every sip.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dunedin One of our South's Best Beach Towns in 2022, this tiny town located across the bay from Tampa surprises with plenty to see and do--plus eat and drink!—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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The red-eyed alien in question is zapped back to its hive, and the Doctor gives Ruby an antidote to drink so that she can’t be tracked.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Millions of Americans are inhaling an addictive substance into their lungs that is being illegally sold in stores with no oversight.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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When a person inhales or ingests cannabis, the bloodstream absorbs the THC.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, library patrons continue to devour non-digital media.—
Katie Lauer,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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The dog's eagerness to devour the strawberry could be down to genetics, according to a Cambridge University study published in Cell Metabolism back in May 2016.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Also in the menagerie was a manatee named Samantha and an aggressive flock of pelicans poised to snatch fish not promptly gobbled up by the tarpon.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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But because of the way Tony Gilroy has structured each season as a quartet of three-hour arcs, the release schedule makes sense, giving viewers a chance to gobble up each segment of the larger story in one go, rather than spreading the whole thing out over many months(*).—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulp. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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