Synonyms of gulps

gulps 1 of 2

noun

plural of gulp

as in sips

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

took a big gulp of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• drinks
• swallows
• swigs
• snorts
• nips
• drops
• belts
• quaffs
• slugs
• drafts
• swills
• shots
• sups
• drags
• drams

gulps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gulp

1

as in drinks

to swallow in liquid form

hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• drinks
• slurps
• quaffs
• licks
• guzzles
• swigs
• pounds (down)
• swills
• imbibes
• belts (down)
• sups
• tosses (down or off)
• sucks
• hoists
• slugs (down)
• knocks back
• consumes
• laps
• mouths (down)
• downs
• wines
• toasts
• nips
• puts away
• kills
• ingurgitates
• tipples
• pledges

2

as in inhales

to swallow or eat greedily

you never taste your food—you just gulp it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhales
• devours
• gobbles
• scoffs
• crams
• scarfs
• slops
• wolfs
• ravens
• gorges
• gluts
• ingurgitates
• swills
• bolts
• overeats
• gormandizes
• pigs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picks
• pecks
• nibbles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gulps

Noun

But in 2019, the group started to tighten the energy efficiency standard in gulps. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026

Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart. — Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026

Verb

The customer gulps it down in a single stretch and drops it into a bin – visible proof of his relief, at least for this moment, from the sweltering heat. — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026

What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel. — Ben Coxworth october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025