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Definition of gulp in English: gulpverb ɡʌlpɡəlp [with object]1Swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly. he gulped down the last of his coffee Example sentencesExamples - The breaks were used to eat protein-rich snacks and energy-boosting beverages were often gulped down while still dancing.
- Reptiles and birds gulp their food down and hence lose much nutritive value.
- While adults had to eat at least five cups of ice creams and drink a 300 ml bottle of Pepsi as fast as they could, children had to gobble three ice creams and gulp a soft drink.
- He gulped down his food and quickly drained the glass.
- Kieran gulped the wine thirstily, and regarded the food without enthusiasm.
- My aunt had a big and loyal constituency that typically gulped their food.
- When the food did arrive, Glenn ate with a healthy appetite, tearing into the meat and gulping his ale without any thought of what it must taste like.
- By the time I'd gulped a coffee and got my legs working, it was quite bright.
- They're gulping whiskies and looking at images of carnage.
- He stopped only to gulp beer and munch curly fries.
- He smiled as Elena gulped her wine, put down the glass a bit too forcefully, and leaned on him, letting the sway of the car take it's toll.
- The villagers were still warmly ensconced in their homes, some still clad in their sarongs, sitting with their hands clasped round their knees, gulping their hot coffee or smoking cigarettes.
- He gulped his beverage to the point of making himself burp - out loud.
- She gulped the drink down before ordering another one.
- This one girl gulped her drink greedily, only to then launch into this big thing about how we'd bought such cheap wine or champagne or whatever.
- Eat small meals, especially in the evening, and don't gulp food.
- If you gulp your food down without chewing it well, all the glucose will be absorbed at the same time, the body will not able to utilise all of it and excess glucose will be converted into fat.
- She is a slow thoughtful eater and I gulp my food down but other than that we had lots in common.
- After gulping the orange juice down while leaning against the counter, I straighten up, rinse my glass and begin to head towards the hallway.
- Dodge, meanwhile, stayed in the makeshift camp to gulp some food, thinking he was about to work all night.
Synonyms swallow, quaff, swill down, down drain one's glass informal swig, slug down, knock back, toss off British informal neck North American informal chug gobble, guzzle, bolt, wolf, cram, stuff devour, gorge (oneself) on, eat greedily, eat hungrily informal tuck into, put away, pack away, demolish, polish off, stuff one's face with, pig oneself on, murder, shovel down British informal scoff, shift Northern Irish informal gorb - 1.1 Breathe in (air) deeply and quickly.
Example sentencesExamples - Herring and other fish with primitive swim bladders must surface and gulp air to keep their bladders full and their bodies buoyant.
- Their nostrils, one should understand, must be tightly clipped to avoid accidental drowning and since they surface only briefly they must perforce gulp air.
- Cecil gulped air, it had been very difficult to breathe with such a big weight on him.
- The paired lung-like swim bladders are connected to the esophagus and are used for respiration; the fish die if denied access to the surface to gulp air.
- I stood on the precipice gulping air, awestruck.
- To cross deeper or broader stretches of water, armadillos gulp air into the digestive tract and swim like a dog.
- I listened hard, trying to gulp air without making a sound.
- He awkwardly fell to the ground and sat up, trying to gulp air as fast as possible.
- Fish will come to the surface and appear to gulp air, and snails, crayfish, and other organisms may actually climb out on the bank or up on emergent objects.
- Cameron gulped the much-needed air as he turned to see Damian frowning.
- I gulped sea air, pressing hard on the acupressure points I'd learned to halt nausea.
- I let more of my weight rest on her stomach until she could only struggle, stop for a while, then struggling when she had gulped enough air.
- She gulped air, then pulled herself up to float as the water rose to six feet then seven feet, the ceiling was ten feet high, three feet now.
- The ball of snow simply packed harder each time I tried to gulp air around it.
- She fell to her knees, gulping the air like it was an elixir.
- But as it starts the transition to froghood, it develops lungs - forcing the tadpole to swim frequently to the surface to gulp air.
- They may do it to gulp air, or perhaps just for joy.
- At frequent intervals one can see their silver bellies as they twist about at the surface to gulp air or graze on algae.
- Jonathan gulped air, but it didn't seem to do any good.
- We were flying at 667 feet per second, and just about the time I remembered to gulp some air, we rolled upside down, then flipped right-side up.
Synonyms draw, pull, breathe, gasp, sniff - 1.2no object Breathe or swallow with difficulty, typically in response to strong emotion.
she gulped back the tears Example sentencesExamples - I gulped nervously, not liking her presence in the room.
- He gulps, and his emotions retreat behind a dispassionate mask.
- She looked up nervously, gulped once and slowly stood up.
- Nick gulped, nervously adjusting the collar of his shirt.
- I gulped back a sudden need to tear up and waited for him to continue.
- Amy gulped back the tears as they walked down the hall, talking about what they should do.
- He gulped back his fear and regret as he moved to the ledge.
- She gulped nervously and her stomach felt like it would explode.
- Jim gulped nervously, before dropping the lighter on the fluids.
- I gulped back a laugh and eased up on the gas, slowing down to a steady 70 km/h.
- I gulped nervously as Andrea, Ariel and Mindy began to tiptoe closer to the security house, which was almost twenty feet away from them.
- She gulped nervously as they disappeared and the creature tucked its membranous wings to itself and rocketed toward the group of the others that had broken out.
- He gulped nervously and sweat dripped down his face.
- She gulped nervously, realizing with a crash who it was.
- I gulped nervously, and shifted my glance to the other two.
- He felt himself go dizzy, and had to put his head against a pillow slowly, closing his eyes and gulping nervously, not daring to move, in case he woke her up.
- I gulped back my tears and the lump in my throat, trying to speak.
- I gulped nervously and then realized it was a mistake.
- He gulped again and asked nervously, ‘Anyone see a little tan cat run through here?’
- His little hand clutched the edge of his seat as he looked nervously around, gulping at the weird glow on the other people's faces.
Synonyms choke back, fight back, hold back, hold in, keep back, restrain, suppress, stifle, smother, strangle, muffle, quench, curb, check, withhold, contain, bottle up
noun ɡʌlpɡəlp 1An act of gulping food or drink. she finished her drink in one gulp Example sentencesExamples - The tired rebel looks at the vile for a moment and in one gulp downs the drink.
- She picked up her glass and downed the pink drink in one gulp, then held herself very still for a moment.
- He downed the drink in one gulp and sent the glass crashing into the flames of the open hearth embedded in the left wall.
- I drank it in three gulps, putting the glass in the sink afterwards.
- Tarantino is very clear about this: we see Bill open the bottle and drink the first shot in a single gulp, and we see him trying to shake the last drop out of the bottle when it is empty.
- He rose from his seat to stand up, too… and she grabbed the goblet and downed the red drink in one gulp.
- Not even thinking about it, I accept and down the drink in one gulp.
- He went into the kitchen and poured a mug of black coffee and drank it down in three gulps and began to shuffle around in the pantry until he pulled out a loaf of bread and made toast with jam.
- Bell downs his coffee in a few gulps, warming to his subject.
- The redhead downed his drink in one gulp, and made a foul face.
- Gemini finished off her drink in one large gulp and then sprang from her stool.
- Sitting down on one of the chairs at a round metal white table he grabbed a full pot of black coffee and drank it all in a few gulps.
- ‘Defeat and victory, it's all the same thing, it all requires a stiff drink,’ he says, between gulps of Guinness.
- She swallowed the last of her tea in a single gulp and looked desultorily at the empty cup.
- ‘Sure Dad,’ I said sarcastically, finishing the rest of my drink in one gulp.
- Carlos grabbed one right after him and drank it in three gulps.
- River laughed again and he reached for the small cup of orange juice and opened it and drank it in one gulp.
- He drank deep, downing the glass in a single gulp.
- Jessica made it over back to her table and took her drink in one gulp.
- She downed the entire contents of her drink in one gulp.
- 1.1 A large mouthful of liquid hastily drunk.
Example sentencesExamples - Once he took a gulp of that water he felt entirely recovered.
- ‘This is a good place to do science,’ he said, then took a gulp of his decaf.
- When we got inside, I sat on one of the beds and started stuffing my face with the bread and cheese I bought, once in a while pausing to take a gulp of water.
- She got a brew of her own and started drinking in big gulps.
- He drank a few gulps from the glass before setting it down at the table.
- It was still a quite strong drink, and frankly, it wasn't something you'd drink in big gulps but was a sort of thing which would make you satisfied with a few sips out of it.
- His heart began to beat faster and he took a large gulp from his drink.
- After she drank a few gulps, she went back to the living room and went out the front door.
- I took a gulp of water, unable to take my eyes off the pie.
- Taking a long gulp of his drink and drying his mouth on his already dirtied shirt he ordered me to pay the cable bill first.
- Tess started drinking big gulps of her cold drink.
- She takes a gulp of her water and pours the rest in the sink.
- Paul quickly got a large glass of chilled water at his request and sat in the chair opposite him while he drank in large gulps.
- She drank it in big gulps, but managed to make the water spill all over her top.
- After taking a big gulp of the yummy drink I went back into the garage.
- Satisfied, she drank down several large gulps.
- He was still standing, but taking huge gulps of his drink.
- The two boys paused at the cross walk and took a gulp of water.
- I took a gulp of it and burned my tongue in the process.
- Taking a gulp of water, Jake stared off into space for a moment.
Synonyms mouthful, swallow, draught informal swig North American informal chug - 1.2 A large quantity of air breathed in.
Example sentencesExamples - She took a few gulps, breathed out and glanced at the scenery before her.
- Jesse managed to get all that out in one breath, taking a large gulp of air after.
- I finally was able to open my eyes and get myself out of the dream, and I sat up and swallowed several gulps of air, sure that if I didn't get enough air in I was going to die on the spot.
- Realizing she had been holding her breath, she let it out now, in big gulps, breathing in and out to fill her starved lungs as well as to steady her nerves.
- I breathed in short, delicate gulps of air; but they simply lodged themselves in my windpipe.
- He took in a huge gulp of air.
- He opened one of the glass doors of the hotel, and stepping out, I breathed in a huge gulp of the cool evening air and shivered a little.
- He breathed in huge gulps of air as the heavy pounding flooded his ears, the pounding of his heart and the harsh gasps of air.
- She was clad in only the bottom half of her dress and her very undergarments, but that did not phase her as she breathed in deep soothing gulps of air, relishing as it moved in and out of her lungs.
- She inhaled sharply, savouring her last breath as her lungs filled with one final gulp of air.
- We all breathed gulps of air, clean fresh, honest air, not caring to know where it came from, where it was going, or why it smelled clean.
- Breathing in a fresh gulp of air, she couldn't believe how pure it tasted.
- I gasped, taking gulps of the cooler air, pressing myself to the floorboards.
- Finally breathing, he took a big gulp of fresh air and shrank to the ground, collapsing to his hands and knees.
- His face went red as he choked on whatever it was that he was drinking, and only after a few moments of banging on his chest was he able to swallow it, breathing in grateful gulps of air.
- He had felt strong and safe as he had breathed in deep gulps of cold, sea air.
- I asked, taking a big gulp of air.
- She could see Raven drinking in greedy gulps of air.
- I came up from the water gasping, choking, and unable to get a true gulp of air.
- Jon's laugh starts from his throat and it comes out in quick spurts and gulps of air.
Synonyms pant, puff, blow, breath, inhalation, inspiration, drawing in of breath, choke, gulp, gulp of air - 1.3 A swallowing movement of the throat.
the chairman gave an audible gulp Example sentencesExamples - He watched as Luna took a gulp and cleared her throat.
- With a very audible gulp Brian hooked his right foot into the stirrup.
- Caleb choked back a gulp and offered up a weak smile.
- In the silence of the echoing marble hall, Marlo's gulp was audible and the shake in her hand as she pointed at Marion was all too clear.
- Plenty of adrenaline, audible gulps and raised arms expecting to defend oneself from ghostly ghouls and fiends, had now been replaced by a sense of confusion and a nagging anti-climatic feel.
Phrases having emptied his glass at a gulp, Roger pulled out a cigar Example sentencesExamples - Its tentacles, as long and wide as rivers, end in yawning mouths which sweep the ground, devouring the nomads and their ponies, hundreds at a gulp.
- He took it, and filling half-a-tumbler with neat spirit drained it at a gulp.
- It's hard for visitors to keep things straight in their heads when they can't see them and take them in at a gulp.
- Ulrich, in turn, recovered his senses, but as he felt faint with terror, he went and got a bottle of brandy out of the sideboard, and he drank off several glasses, one after anther, at a gulp.
- ‘The world knows of my virtue,’ the old man said as he downed a glass of wine at a gulp while they prepared for a session.
- It is a good book, and one I also devoured at a gulp.
- The girl threw one out at the door, and the giantess swallowed it at a gulp and demanded more.
- Pressing now on the hilts, he swallows the four blades at a gulp and then he takes them out leisurely, one by one.
- At the ‘Criterion’ he turned in and had a drink, and, bolder for the wine which he had swallowed at a gulp, he told himself that he would do nothing of the sort.
- This is the kind of book you take in at a gulp and, having reached the last page, put down reluctantly.
Origin Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin. Definition of gulp in US English: gulpverbɡəlpɡəlp [with object]1Swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly. he smiled and gulped his milk Example sentencesExamples - By the time I'd gulped a coffee and got my legs working, it was quite bright.
- She gulped the drink down before ordering another one.
- Reptiles and birds gulp their food down and hence lose much nutritive value.
- While adults had to eat at least five cups of ice creams and drink a 300 ml bottle of Pepsi as fast as they could, children had to gobble three ice creams and gulp a soft drink.
- Eat small meals, especially in the evening, and don't gulp food.
- When the food did arrive, Glenn ate with a healthy appetite, tearing into the meat and gulping his ale without any thought of what it must taste like.
- The breaks were used to eat protein-rich snacks and energy-boosting beverages were often gulped down while still dancing.
- This one girl gulped her drink greedily, only to then launch into this big thing about how we'd bought such cheap wine or champagne or whatever.
- He stopped only to gulp beer and munch curly fries.
- He gulped down his food and quickly drained the glass.
- Kieran gulped the wine thirstily, and regarded the food without enthusiasm.
- He gulped his beverage to the point of making himself burp - out loud.
- She is a slow thoughtful eater and I gulp my food down but other than that we had lots in common.
- They're gulping whiskies and looking at images of carnage.
- Dodge, meanwhile, stayed in the makeshift camp to gulp some food, thinking he was about to work all night.
- He smiled as Elena gulped her wine, put down the glass a bit too forcefully, and leaned on him, letting the sway of the car take it's toll.
- After gulping the orange juice down while leaning against the counter, I straighten up, rinse my glass and begin to head towards the hallway.
- The villagers were still warmly ensconced in their homes, some still clad in their sarongs, sitting with their hands clasped round their knees, gulping their hot coffee or smoking cigarettes.
- My aunt had a big and loyal constituency that typically gulped their food.
- If you gulp your food down without chewing it well, all the glucose will be absorbed at the same time, the body will not able to utilise all of it and excess glucose will be converted into fat.
Synonyms swallow, quaff, swill down, down gobble, guzzle, bolt, wolf, cram, stuff - 1.1 Breathe in (air) deeply and quickly.
we emerged to gulp great lungfuls of cold night air Example sentencesExamples - Cecil gulped air, it had been very difficult to breathe with such a big weight on him.
- I listened hard, trying to gulp air without making a sound.
- Cameron gulped the much-needed air as he turned to see Damian frowning.
- The ball of snow simply packed harder each time I tried to gulp air around it.
- Their nostrils, one should understand, must be tightly clipped to avoid accidental drowning and since they surface only briefly they must perforce gulp air.
- I stood on the precipice gulping air, awestruck.
- But as it starts the transition to froghood, it develops lungs - forcing the tadpole to swim frequently to the surface to gulp air.
- Herring and other fish with primitive swim bladders must surface and gulp air to keep their bladders full and their bodies buoyant.
- I gulped sea air, pressing hard on the acupressure points I'd learned to halt nausea.
- Fish will come to the surface and appear to gulp air, and snails, crayfish, and other organisms may actually climb out on the bank or up on emergent objects.
- He awkwardly fell to the ground and sat up, trying to gulp air as fast as possible.
- The paired lung-like swim bladders are connected to the esophagus and are used for respiration; the fish die if denied access to the surface to gulp air.
- She gulped air, then pulled herself up to float as the water rose to six feet then seven feet, the ceiling was ten feet high, three feet now.
- We were flying at 667 feet per second, and just about the time I remembered to gulp some air, we rolled upside down, then flipped right-side up.
- She fell to her knees, gulping the air like it was an elixir.
- I let more of my weight rest on her stomach until she could only struggle, stop for a while, then struggling when she had gulped enough air.
- At frequent intervals one can see their silver bellies as they twist about at the surface to gulp air or graze on algae.
- Jonathan gulped air, but it didn't seem to do any good.
- They may do it to gulp air, or perhaps just for joy.
- To cross deeper or broader stretches of water, armadillos gulp air into the digestive tract and swim like a dog.
Synonyms draw, pull, breathe, gasp, sniff - 1.2no object Make effortful breathing or swallowing movements, typically in response to strong emotion.
she gulped back the tears fumes seeped in until she was forced to gulp for air Example sentencesExamples - He gulped nervously and sweat dripped down his face.
- I gulped back my tears and the lump in my throat, trying to speak.
- His little hand clutched the edge of his seat as he looked nervously around, gulping at the weird glow on the other people's faces.
- She gulped nervously, realizing with a crash who it was.
- She gulped nervously as they disappeared and the creature tucked its membranous wings to itself and rocketed toward the group of the others that had broken out.
- I gulped nervously as Andrea, Ariel and Mindy began to tiptoe closer to the security house, which was almost twenty feet away from them.
- He felt himself go dizzy, and had to put his head against a pillow slowly, closing his eyes and gulping nervously, not daring to move, in case he woke her up.
- I gulped back a laugh and eased up on the gas, slowing down to a steady 70 km/h.
- I gulped nervously and then realized it was a mistake.
- Amy gulped back the tears as they walked down the hall, talking about what they should do.
- He gulped back his fear and regret as he moved to the ledge.
- Nick gulped, nervously adjusting the collar of his shirt.
- She gulped nervously and her stomach felt like it would explode.
- He gulps, and his emotions retreat behind a dispassionate mask.
- She looked up nervously, gulped once and slowly stood up.
- I gulped nervously, not liking her presence in the room.
- I gulped nervously, and shifted my glance to the other two.
- Jim gulped nervously, before dropping the lighter on the fluids.
- I gulped back a sudden need to tear up and waited for him to continue.
- He gulped again and asked nervously, ‘Anyone see a little tan cat run through here?’
Synonyms choke back, fight back, hold back, hold in, keep back, restrain, suppress, stifle, smother, strangle, muffle, quench, curb, check, withhold, contain, bottle up
nounɡəlpɡəlp 1An act of gulping food or drink. she swallowed the rest of the coffee with a gulp Example sentencesExamples - The redhead downed his drink in one gulp, and made a foul face.
- He went into the kitchen and poured a mug of black coffee and drank it down in three gulps and began to shuffle around in the pantry until he pulled out a loaf of bread and made toast with jam.
- Jessica made it over back to her table and took her drink in one gulp.
- She swallowed the last of her tea in a single gulp and looked desultorily at the empty cup.
- Tarantino is very clear about this: we see Bill open the bottle and drink the first shot in a single gulp, and we see him trying to shake the last drop out of the bottle when it is empty.
- Carlos grabbed one right after him and drank it in three gulps.
- Gemini finished off her drink in one large gulp and then sprang from her stool.
- ‘Sure Dad,’ I said sarcastically, finishing the rest of my drink in one gulp.
- Sitting down on one of the chairs at a round metal white table he grabbed a full pot of black coffee and drank it all in a few gulps.
- Not even thinking about it, I accept and down the drink in one gulp.
- He downed the drink in one gulp and sent the glass crashing into the flames of the open hearth embedded in the left wall.
- ‘Defeat and victory, it's all the same thing, it all requires a stiff drink,’ he says, between gulps of Guinness.
- He rose from his seat to stand up, too… and she grabbed the goblet and downed the red drink in one gulp.
- River laughed again and he reached for the small cup of orange juice and opened it and drank it in one gulp.
- She downed the entire contents of her drink in one gulp.
- Bell downs his coffee in a few gulps, warming to his subject.
- I drank it in three gulps, putting the glass in the sink afterwards.
- The tired rebel looks at the vile for a moment and in one gulp downs the drink.
- He drank deep, downing the glass in a single gulp.
- She picked up her glass and downed the pink drink in one gulp, then held herself very still for a moment.
- 1.1 A large mouthful of liquid hastily drunk.
Titch took a gulp of beer and wiped his mouth on his sleeve Example sentencesExamples - After taking a big gulp of the yummy drink I went back into the garage.
- When we got inside, I sat on one of the beds and started stuffing my face with the bread and cheese I bought, once in a while pausing to take a gulp of water.
- He was still standing, but taking huge gulps of his drink.
- She takes a gulp of her water and pours the rest in the sink.
- The two boys paused at the cross walk and took a gulp of water.
- She got a brew of her own and started drinking in big gulps.
- Taking a long gulp of his drink and drying his mouth on his already dirtied shirt he ordered me to pay the cable bill first.
- Satisfied, she drank down several large gulps.
- Paul quickly got a large glass of chilled water at his request and sat in the chair opposite him while he drank in large gulps.
- He drank a few gulps from the glass before setting it down at the table.
- I took a gulp of water, unable to take my eyes off the pie.
- After she drank a few gulps, she went back to the living room and went out the front door.
- Tess started drinking big gulps of her cold drink.
- She drank it in big gulps, but managed to make the water spill all over her top.
- ‘This is a good place to do science,’ he said, then took a gulp of his decaf.
- Taking a gulp of water, Jake stared off into space for a moment.
- It was still a quite strong drink, and frankly, it wasn't something you'd drink in big gulps but was a sort of thing which would make you satisfied with a few sips out of it.
- I took a gulp of it and burned my tongue in the process.
- Once he took a gulp of that water he felt entirely recovered.
- His heart began to beat faster and he took a large gulp from his drink.
Synonyms mouthful, swallow, draught - 1.2 A large quantity of air breathed in.
Example sentencesExamples - Breathing in a fresh gulp of air, she couldn't believe how pure it tasted.
- He opened one of the glass doors of the hotel, and stepping out, I breathed in a huge gulp of the cool evening air and shivered a little.
- She took a few gulps, breathed out and glanced at the scenery before her.
- He breathed in huge gulps of air as the heavy pounding flooded his ears, the pounding of his heart and the harsh gasps of air.
- She inhaled sharply, savouring her last breath as her lungs filled with one final gulp of air.
- I came up from the water gasping, choking, and unable to get a true gulp of air.
- He took in a huge gulp of air.
- She could see Raven drinking in greedy gulps of air.
- I breathed in short, delicate gulps of air; but they simply lodged themselves in my windpipe.
- Finally breathing, he took a big gulp of fresh air and shrank to the ground, collapsing to his hands and knees.
- She was clad in only the bottom half of her dress and her very undergarments, but that did not phase her as she breathed in deep soothing gulps of air, relishing as it moved in and out of her lungs.
- Jesse managed to get all that out in one breath, taking a large gulp of air after.
- Realizing she had been holding her breath, she let it out now, in big gulps, breathing in and out to fill her starved lungs as well as to steady her nerves.
- Jon's laugh starts from his throat and it comes out in quick spurts and gulps of air.
- We all breathed gulps of air, clean fresh, honest air, not caring to know where it came from, where it was going, or why it smelled clean.
- I finally was able to open my eyes and get myself out of the dream, and I sat up and swallowed several gulps of air, sure that if I didn't get enough air in I was going to die on the spot.
- He had felt strong and safe as he had breathed in deep gulps of cold, sea air.
- I gasped, taking gulps of the cooler air, pressing myself to the floorboards.
- His face went red as he choked on whatever it was that he was drinking, and only after a few moments of banging on his chest was he able to swallow it, breathing in grateful gulps of air.
- I asked, taking a big gulp of air.
Synonyms pant, puff, blow, breath, inhalation, inspiration, drawing in of breath, choke, gulp, gulp of air - 1.3 A swallowing movement of the throat.
the chairman gave an audible gulp Example sentencesExamples - Caleb choked back a gulp and offered up a weak smile.
- Plenty of adrenaline, audible gulps and raised arms expecting to defend oneself from ghostly ghouls and fiends, had now been replaced by a sense of confusion and a nagging anti-climatic feel.
- In the silence of the echoing marble hall, Marlo's gulp was audible and the shake in her hand as she pointed at Marion was all too clear.
- With a very audible gulp Brian hooked his right foot into the stirrup.
- He watched as Luna took a gulp and cleared her throat.
Phrases having emptied his glass at a gulp, Roger pulled out a cigar Example sentencesExamples - It is a good book, and one I also devoured at a gulp.
- Pressing now on the hilts, he swallows the four blades at a gulp and then he takes them out leisurely, one by one.
- The girl threw one out at the door, and the giantess swallowed it at a gulp and demanded more.
- This is the kind of book you take in at a gulp and, having reached the last page, put down reluctantly.
- He took it, and filling half-a-tumbler with neat spirit drained it at a gulp.
- Ulrich, in turn, recovered his senses, but as he felt faint with terror, he went and got a bottle of brandy out of the sideboard, and he drank off several glasses, one after anther, at a gulp.
- At the ‘Criterion’ he turned in and had a drink, and, bolder for the wine which he had swallowed at a gulp, he told himself that he would do nothing of the sort.
- Its tentacles, as long and wide as rivers, end in yawning mouths which sweep the ground, devouring the nomads and their ponies, hundreds at a gulp.
- ‘The world knows of my virtue,’ the old man said as he downed a glass of wine at a gulp while they prepared for a session.
- It's hard for visitors to keep things straight in their heads when they can't see them and take them in at a gulp.
Origin Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin. |