gulped; gulping; gulps
1
: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow
2
: to keep back as if by swallowing
gulp down a sob
3
: to take in readily as if by swallowing
gulp down knowledge
: to catch the breath as if in taking a long drink
gulp
noun
gulper
noun
gulp·er
-pə(r)
plural -s
1
: one that gulps
2
or less commonly gulper eel
: any of several usually small deep-sea fishes that resemble degenerate eels with greatly enlarged mouths, have a leptocephalus stage, and constitute the family Saccopharyngidae now usually placed in the order Lyomeri
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“Gulp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gulp. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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