gulp
🇺🇸
/ɡʌlp/
🇬🇧
/ɡʌlp/
verb
R
To drink or eat something very quickly.
I had to gulp my coffee and run to catch the bus.
R
To swallow because you are nervous.
Before speaking, she had to gulp from nervousness.
R
To breathe in quickly or deeply because you need air.
After running, I had to gulp for breath.
noun
R
The amount of something that you swallow quickly.
He took a big gulp of water.
R
The act of swallowing something.
With a gulp, he drank the bitter medicine.
translation
To drink or eat something very quickly.; To swallow because you are nervous.; To breathe in quickly or deeply because you need air.
The amount of something that you swallow quickly.; The act of swallowing something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
gulps
Progressive
gulping
Past
gulped
Plural
gulps
Perfect
gulped