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gulp sth back
— phrasal verb with gulp /ɡʌlp/ verbDefinition
› to try not to show that you are upset, usually by swallowing hard: She gulped back the tears.Controlling emotionsCalm and relaxedNot showing or feeling emotions
(Definition of gulp sth back from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bottle sth up phrasal verb
- breaking point noun
- choke sth back phrasal verb
- collected adjective (CONTROLLED)
- compose verb (BECOME CALM)
- composure noun
- dam sth up phrasal verb
- emotional blackmail noun
- frustrated adjective
- give voice to sth idiom
- harden your heart idiom
- internalize verb
- play it cool idiom
- put on a brave face idiom
- repress verb
- repressed adjective
- repression noun
- self-possession noun
- smoulder verb (EMOTION)
- temperate adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
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