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gulp

[guhlp] / gʌlp /
NOUN
swallow
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I don’t recommend consuming “Whistler” in one enormous gulp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It had somehow learned to peel off the bottles’ lids and gulp the cream down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Again, it's not just the losses that might be making some Celtic fans gulp.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Instead, something like this could happen: Maybe a raw milk drinker will gulp down some bird flu virus.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

After Nora takes a gulp from her water bottle, she asks, “Want to hear something cool?”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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