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Definition gulp

Etymology

From Middle English gulpen, probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, golpen, related to West Frisian gjalpe, gjalpje, gjealpje (“to gush, spurt forth”), Danish gulpe, gylpe (“to gulp up, disgorge”), dialectal Swedish glapa (“to gulp down”), Old English gealpettan (“to gulp down, eat greedily, devour”). More at galp.

Noun

gulp (plural gulps)

1. The usual amount swallowed.
2. The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.

Verb

gulp (third-person singular simple present gulps, present participle gulping, simple past and past participle gulped)

1. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
2. To react nervously by swallowing.

Interjection

gulp

1. An indication of (the sound of) an involuntary fear reaction in the form of a swallowing motion.

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