gulps 1 of 2

noun

plural of gulp
as in sips
the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took a big gulp of water

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gulps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gulp
1
as in drinks
to swallow in liquid form hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door

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2
as in inhales
to swallow or eat greedily you never taste your food—you just gulp it

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Recent Examples of gulps
Noun
But in 2019, the group started to tighten the energy efficiency standard in gulps. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart. — Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Sang-woo, who’d previously refused to drink soju with Ho-seok and Mi-ok, gulps down a fifteen-hundred-dollar bottle of Gaja Chardonnay. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The customer gulps it down in a single stretch and drops it into a bin – visible proof of his relief, at least for this moment, from the sweltering heat. — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel. — Ben Coxworth october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulps
  1. sips
  2. drinks
  3. inhales
  4. devours
Noun
  • Attendees sample tastings of live-fire dishes from various chefs while enjoying sips of premium whiskey and wines from the region.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The 44-minute call and the memo Between sips of Guinness—a moment of apparent wincing by Zuckerberg went viral—the pair recounted how their partnership began.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sips
Verb
  • As a rule of thumb, buy any decor or supplies the week before your event, deep clean your house within the week of, and purchase any fresh food and drinks the day before, sources said.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Each drinks from an enormous glass bottle of water rather than wasting time with a cup.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of drinks
Verb
  • The child inhales for four counts, holds for four counts, exhales for four counts and holds again for four counts.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The chemical is particularly tough on the human respiratory system and, depending on how much a person inhales, MMA can cause everything from sore throats and cough to dizziness, nausea and, at the highest levels, damage to the nervous system, Kleinman said.
    — Sierra van der Brug, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Definition of inhales
Verb
  • Usually, either a star and its companion mind their own business or the star completely and rapidly devours its neighbor.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.
    — Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Gulps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulps. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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