Gulping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌlpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌlpɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌlpɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌlpɪŋ/.

Examples

The men gulped down their beers
He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quaff swilling guzzling gulp swig

Parts of Speech

noun	a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
noun	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
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
swill	verb	drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
guzzle	verb	drink greedily or as if with great thirst
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

schluckend

ein krampfartiger Reflex im Hals, der wie beim Schlucken entsteht

🇫🇷French

avaler

un réflexe spasmodique de la gorge, comme s'il s'agissait d'une déglutition

🇪🇸Spanish

tragando

un reflejo espasmódico de la garganta hecho como si estuviera tragando

🇮🇹Italian

deglutendo

un riflesso spasmodico della gola, come se si deglutisse

🇳🇱Dutch

slurpend

een krampachtige reflex van de keel, alsof u slikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

engolindo em seco

um reflexo espasmódico da garganta feito como se estivesse engolindo

🇷🇺Russian

глотая

спазматический рефлекс горла, как будто при глотании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गटकना

गले में एक ऐंठनयुक्त प्रतिवर्त जो निगलने के दौरान महसूस होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

விழுங்குதல்

விழுங்குவது போல் தொண்டையின் ஸ்பாஸ்மோடிக் ரிஃப்ளெக்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుప్పెడు

గొంతు యొక్క స్పాస్మోడిక్ రిఫ్లెక్స్ మింగుతున్నట్లుగా తయారు చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

गळणे

घशाचा स्पास्मोडिक रिफ्लेक्स गिळताना तयार होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગળવું

ગળામાં સ્પાસ્મોડિક રીફ્લેક્સ ગળી જવાની જેમ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಟುಕು

ಗಂಟಲಿನ ಸ್ಪಾಸ್ಮೊಡಿಕ್ ರಿಫ್ಲೆಕ್ಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ನುಂಗುತ್ತಿರುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഴുങ്ങുന്നു

തൊണ്ടയിലെ ഒരു സ്പാസ്മോഡിക് റിഫ്ലെക്സ് വിഴുങ്ങുന്നത് പോലെ ഉണ്ടാക്കി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੱਟਣਾ

ਗਲੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਪੈਸਮੋਡਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਨਿਗਲਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਣਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گلنا

گلے کا ایک اسپاسموڈک اضطراری ایسا ہوتا ہے جیسے نگل رہا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吞咽

喉咙的痉挛反射，就像吞咽时一样

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴクゴク

あたかも飲み込むかのような喉のけいれん的な反射

🇰🇷Korean

꿀꺽꿀꺽

마치 삼키는 것처럼 나타나는 목의 경련성 반사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nuốt nước bọt

một phản xạ co thắt của cổ họng như thể đang nuốt

🇹🇭Thai

กลืนน้ำลาย

อาการสะท้อนของลำคอเป็นพัก ๆ ราวกับกำลังกลืน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meneguk

refleks spasmodik tenggorokan yang dibuat seperti sedang menelan

🇵🇭Filipino

paglunok

isang spasmodic reflex ng lalamunan na parang sa paglunok

🇲🇾Malay

meneguk air liur

refleks kekejangan tekak yang dibuat seolah-olah sedang menelan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلع

منعكس تشنجي في الحلق كما لو كان عند البلع

🇮🇷Persian

بلعیدن

یک رفلکس اسپاسمیک گلو که انگار در حال بلعیدن است

🇹🇷Turkish

yutkunma

yutkunuyormuş gibi yapılan boğazın spazmodik refleksi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גְמִיעָה

רפלקס עווית של הגרון שנעשה כאילו בבליעה

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The primary meaning of 'gulping' is 'a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing'.

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