Gulp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large and hurried swallow

a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌlp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌlp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌlp/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌlp/.

Examples

he finished it at a single gulp
The men gulped down their beers
He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gulping quaff draught draft swig

Parts of Speech

noun	a large and hurried swallow “he finished it at a single gulp”
noun	a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
verb	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught “The men gulped down their beers”
verb	utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly “He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat”

Word Forms

gulp	verb	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
swig	verb	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
gulp	noun	a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
gulper	noun	a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily
gulping	noun	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
quaffer	noun	a person who drinks heartily
quaff	noun	a hearty draft
swig	noun	a large and hurried swallow

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schluck

eine große und eilige Schwalbe

🇫🇷French

gorgée

une grosse hirondelle pressée

🇪🇸Spanish

trago

un trago grande y apresurado

🇮🇹Italian

sorso

una grande e frettolosa rondine

🇳🇱Dutch

slok

een grote en gehaaste zwaluw

🇵🇹Portuguese

gole

um engolir grande e apressado

🇷🇺Russian

глоток

большая и спешащая ласточка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घूंट

एक बड़ा और जल्दबाज़ निगल

🇧🇩Bengali

গলপ

একটি বড় এবং দ্রুত গিলে ফেলা

🇮🇳Tamil

விழுங்கும்

ஒரு பெரிய மற்றும் அவசரமான விழுங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

గల్ప్

ఒక పెద్ద మరియు తొందరపాటు కోయిల

🇮🇳Marathi

घासणे

एक मोठा आणि घाईघाईने गिळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગલ્પ

એક મોટો અને ઉતાવળિયો ગળી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಟುಕು

ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮತ್ತು ಅವಸರದ ಸ್ವಾಲೋ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഴുങ്ങുക

വലിയതും തിടുക്കപ്പെട്ടതുമായ വിഴുങ്ങൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੱਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਅਤੇ ਜਲਦੀ ਨਿਗਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھونٹ

ایک بڑا اور جلدی نگل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吞咽

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴクゴク

大きくて急いでいるツバメ

🇰🇷Korean

꿀꺽꿀꺽

크고 서둘러 제비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nuốt nước miếng

một con én lớn và vội vã

🇹🇭Thai

อึก

นกนางแอ่นตัวใหญ่และรีบร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meneguk

seekor burung layang-layang yang besar dan tergesa-gesa

🇵🇭Filipino

lagok

isang malaki at nagmamadaling paglunok

🇲🇾Malay

teguk

burung walet yang besar dan tergesa-gesa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلع

ابتلاع كبير وسريع

🇮🇷Persian

قورت دادن

یک پرستو بزرگ و شتابزده

🇹🇷Turkish

yudum

büyük ve aceleci bir yutkunma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִבלוֹעַ

סנונית גדולה וממהרת

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