gulp

5 definitions • 6 examples

to eat or drink food or liquid quickly by swallowing it in large amounts, or to make a swallowing movement because of fear, surprise, or excitement:

gulp something down She gulped down her drink and made a hasty exit.

When it was his turn to dive, he gulped and stepped up onto the diving board.

to breathe in a large amount of air very quickly

an act of gulping:

He swallowed his drink in one gulp.

She rose to the surface of the water once every minute to get/take a gulp of air.

to eat or drink food or liquid quickly by swallowing it in large amounts:

[ T ] Ray gulped the last of his coffee and pushed back his chair.

to make a swallowing movement because of fear, surprise, or excitement:

[ I ] "I find this a very confusing conversation to have," he exclaimed, gulping.