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gulp1 verbgulp2 noun gulpgulp1 /ɡʌlp/ verb   gulp1Origin: 1400-1500 Probably from Middle Dutch gulpen ‘to swallow’ VERB TABLEgulp |
| Present | I, you, we, they | gulp | | he, she, it | gulps | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gulped | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gulped | | he, she, it | has gulped | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gulped | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gulp | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gulped |
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| Present | I | am gulping | | he, she, it | is gulping | | you, we, they | are gulping | | Past | I, he, she, it | was gulping | | you, we, they | were gulping | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gulping | | he, she, it | has been gulping | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gulping | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gulping | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gulping |
- Mandy read the test questions and gulped.
- Steve swam up to the surface and gulped in air.
- He seemed to gulp the air before speaking, like the fish his complexion called to her mind.
- It seemed to parch his mouth as he gulped it down.
- Moray eels squirm right to the water's edge and greedily gulp down the feast.
- She gulped for breath, her eyes only inches from his.
- The first he gulped down; the second, savored.
- The nine-member group gulped, almost in unison.
- The springer spaniels, who gulp down what the children leave, will probably outlive next door's parrot.
- Then the fox tossed his head and gulped down the Gingerbread Man.
ADVERB► down· After the stale fug in the tiny cabin, she gulped down the clean sea air, the car window wide open.· Then I gulped down two cups of water, very fast, to wash away the taste.· Like being terribly thirsty and gulping down glass after glass of water.· Now, gulping down antacid tablets, Rosenfeld grilled Bernstein and Woodward to find out how solid this latest story was.· Moray eels squirm right to the water's edge and greedily gulp down the feast.· He yearned to gulp down the coffee that remained, he craved to ask for more.· The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle. NOUN► air· He seemed to gulp the air before speaking, like the fish his complexion called to her mind.· They are all covered with sharp spines and have the ability to inflate their bodies by gulping air or water.· Although I have not seen it scratch against rocks recently, it does still occasionally gulp air from the surface.· The speaker is less likely to gulp for more air in mid-sentence.· He twisted his head to gulp in air.· I am gulping for air, and sobbing.· When she had finished she leant against his car, gulping in the cold air.· The library window was open and she went to stand by it, gulping in air. ► be gulping for air- I am gulping for air, and sobbing.
1 (also gulp down) [transitive] to swallow large quantities of food or drink quickly SYN bolt:  She gulped down her breakfast and ran for the bus.2[intransitive] to swallow suddenly because you are surprised or nervous: I gulped when I saw the bill.3 (also gulp in) [transitive] to breathe in large amounts of air quickly: We rushed outside and gulped in the sweet fresh air.4be gulping for air to breathe in large amounts of air quickly because you do not have enough air in your bodygulp something ↔ back phrasal verb to stop yourself from expressing your feelings: Sandra tried to gulp back her tears.gulp1 verbgulp2 noun gulpgulp2 noun [countable] - Finally he took a desperate gulp of air, then another, then broke into an enormous sob.
- He lifted his glass to his lips, draining it at a gulp.
- He was eating a mess of pottage and taking deep gulps of wine from a large ornamental cup.
- I downed it in one gulp.
- No black striped bill had we seen, or slurring gulps heard.
- She was breathing in great gulps, but still there wasn't enough air.
- So Unwired created a software language to display text in short gulps.
► took ... gulp He took a huge gulp of brandy. ► in one gulp/at a gulp Charlie drank the whisky in one gulp. ADJECTIVE► great· She was breathing in great gulps, but still there wasn't enough air.· Turning was in the air and Taylor, as usual, took great heaving gulps of it.· He always laughed noiselessly, his jaw snapping up and down as he took in great gulps of air.· Riven downed a great gulp of the cold beer and felt it alternately chill and warm his gullet.· He took a great gulp of the fresh air, enough to sustain him. VERB► take· He was eating a mess of pottage and taking deep gulps of wine from a large ornamental cup.· He took a gulp and handed his cup to her.· Helen took a gulp of tea, and felt herself begin to rally.· Finally he took a desperate gulp of air, then another, then broke into an enormous sob.· I took a grateful gulp of the champagne and looked round.· Turning was in the air and Taylor, as usual, took great heaving gulps of it.· Peach shuddered, and took a gulp of her milk. 1a large amount of something that you swallow quickly, or the action of swallowinggulp of He took a huge gulp of brandy.in one gulp/at a gulp Charlie drank the whisky in one gulp.2a large amount of air that you breathe in quickly: gulps of fresh air |