gulping
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gulp
(gŭlp)v. gulped, gulp·ing, gulps
v.tr.
1. To swallow greedily or rapidly in large amounts: gulp down coffee.
2. To choke back by or as if by swallowing.
v.intr.
1. To choke or gasp, as in swallowing large amounts of liquid.
2. To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness.
n.
1. The act of gulping.
2. A large amount swallowed at one time.
[From Middle English gulpen or from Flemish or Dutch gulpen.]
gulp′er n.
gulp′ing·ly adv.
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gulping
(ˈɡʌlpɪŋ)adj
characterized by the noise made when gulping air
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| Noun | 1. |  gulping - a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowinginborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| 2. |  gulping - the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly |
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