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Gulping   /gˈəlpɪŋ/   Listen
Gulping

noun
1.
A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing.  Synonym: gulp.
2.
The drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly.  Synonyms: guzzling, swilling.



Gulp

verb
(past & past part. gulped; pres. part. gulping)
1.
To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught.  Synonyms: quaff, swig.
2.
Utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly.



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"Gulping" Quotes from Famous Books



... calmly, but not unmoved, to this cutting speech. He turned pale and red, and seemed to have difficulty in drawing his breath. He looked for a moment imploringly at Barber, but saw only a sneer on his countenance; so gulping down all the feelings which were rising in his bosom, and which, had he allowed them to break forth, would not have tended to harmony, he turned away and rejoined Bracebridge, who was ...
— Ernest Bracebridge - School Days • William H. G. Kingston

... down, head buried in his arms. I moved my left hand across the sheets so that it rested on his elbow. He lay there, gulping for a while; I could not see him very clearly, for the muscles that controlled my eyes were still slightly paralyzed from the shock of the blow that Empress Khatoun had ...
— The Maids of Paradise • Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

... to Loo, but stood apart and spoke among themselves in a hushed voice. Men made their bow to him and met his smile with grave and measuring eyes. Some made a little set speech, which might mean much or nothing. Others embarked on such a speech and paused—faltered, and passed on gulping ...
— The Last Hope • Henry Seton Merriman

... about 4,000 feet. You have been making wide circles over the field and watching the other machines. At 4,500 feet you throttle down and wait on that level for your companions to catch up. Soon the escadrille is bunched and off for the lines. You begin climbing again, gulping to clear your ears in the changing pressure. Surveying the other machines, you recognize the pilot of each by the marks on its side—or by the way he flies. The distinguishing marks of the Nieuports ...
— Flying for France • James R. McConnell

... a gulping swallow to clear his tongue. "Dunno," he managed to articulate, and then went off into a violent ...
— Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873. • Various


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