as in devouring
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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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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
you never taste your food—you just gulp it
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Recent Examples of gulping
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down.
—April Benshosan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 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
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
Verb
Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down.
—April Benshosan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 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
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
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Snack on a Umm Ali pastry while sipping a karak chai (the local spiced tea, a mix of black tea, cardamom and condensed milk found on every street corner).—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Picture sipping coffee as the sun rises over the Rockies, or gliding past red rock canyons en route to Glacier National Park, all from the comfort of a panoramic observation car.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Nearly all the health damage from smoking comes from inhaling smoke produced by burning tobacco, not from nicotine itself.—
Kevin Bardosh,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2026
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Keep peppermint oil away from babies and young children, as inhaling the menthol in the oil may cause serious side effects for them.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
14 Jan. 2026
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Galloway is a happy user of both substances, and treats drinking as a pleasure best enjoyed in youth.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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Advice for preventing or treating UTIs has long focused on diet — think cranberry juice, avoiding coffee or drinking more water.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Matias Cid, a 25-year-old student who lives in Penco, described fast-moving flames burning through the night and devouring homes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Kelson sees the fragments of the individual left in this person the virus has turned into a brain-devouring behemoth and wonders at them.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Gulping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulping. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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