gulp
verb /ɡʌlp/
/ɡʌlp/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they gulp | /ɡʌlp/ /ɡʌlp/ |
| he / she / it gulps | /ɡʌlps/ /ɡʌlps/ |
| past simple gulped | /ɡʌlpt/ /ɡʌlpt/ |
| past participle gulped | /ɡʌlpt/ /ɡʌlpt/ |
| -ing form gulping | /ˈɡʌlpɪŋ/ /ˈɡʌlpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] gulp something (down) to swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly
- He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greedily
- quickly
- noisily
- …
- [intransitive] to swallow, but without eating or drinking something, especially because of a strong emotion such as fear or surprise
- She gulped nervously before trying to answer.
- ‘Do you know where she is?’ asked Chris. The man gulped nervously and nodded.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nervously
- gulp for air
- gulp for breath
- [intransitive, transitive] to breathe quickly and deeply, because you need more air
- gulp (for something) She came up gulping for air.
- Keith swam to the surface and gulped for air.
- gulp something (in) He leant against the car, gulping in the cold air.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nervously
- gulp for air
- gulp for breath
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin.