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as in sipping
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 inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
you never taste your food—you just gulp it
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as in devouring
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Recent Examples of gulping
Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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
The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulping
Verb
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It was designed to keep guests on their feet, sipping cocktails and socializing elbow to elbow.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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They were filmed sipping away, with surprising comfort considering the unusual setting for a water break.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Simply inhaling for four counts and exhaling for four counts brings oxygen to your muscles, reducing the emotion's intensity and relaxing the body.—
Juli Fraga,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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In particular, inhaling Aspergillus fumigatus can cause serious lung problems, including invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, aspergilloma, allergic asthma, pneumonitis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So just fixing my diet, drinking a lot of water, stretching, moving every day, doing the right movements.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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To paraphrase Fight Club, fighting becomes the reason to keep your nails short, to order salad instead of fries, and to stop drinking on weeknights.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s an immediacy to devouring the music.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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To stay alive, Pi must now find a way to co-habitate with a companion who has other ideas, such as devouring him.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Gulping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulping. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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