Synonyms for gulp
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : guhlp |
| Phonetic Transcription : gÊŒlp |
Top 10 synonyms for gulp Other synonyms for the word gulp
Définition of gulp
Origin :- late 14c., a native coinage or else from Flemish gulpe or Dutch gulpen "to gush, pour forth, guzzle, swallow," in any case possibly of imitative origin (cf. Swedish dialectal glapa "to gulp down"). Related: Gulped; gulping.
- noun swallow
- verb eat, drink fast
- Santobono at one gulp emptied his glass and clacked his tongue.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- In one gulp he could swallow a boy of my size, and this he did three times each day.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- He swallowed down the tea with a gulp, and rammed the bread into his pocket.
- Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth
- Heneage ordered a large brandy and soda, and drunk half of it at a gulp.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- The others could hear the big sigh with which he drew in a gulp of air.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
- Fandor brought him a glass of water, which he swallowed at a gulp.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- He drank the liquor at a gulp and set the glass down on the table beside him.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- And he swallowed a third of his firewater at a gulp and went to find her.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- And with a flourish he raised his glass to his lips as if tossing off the liquor at a gulp.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- "So is my son," said Kellett, with a gulp that half choked him.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for gulp
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