gulp
/gʌlp/ verbDefinition
DRINK/EAT [T] (also gulp down) › to drink or eat something quickly: I just had time to gulp down a cup of coffee before I left.
BREATHE [I, T] › to breathe in large amounts of air
SWALLOW [I] › to swallow suddenly, sometimes making a noise, because you are nervous or surprised: She gulped when she saw him coming towards her.
gulp noun [C] › He took a large gulp of tea.(Definition of gulp verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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