Meaning & use
gulp
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To swallow something quickly and often in large amounts, or to gasp in nervousness or surprise.
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He gulped down his coffee before rushing out the door.
She gulped nervously as the interviewer asked the first hard question.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'a gulp' can mean either a large swallow or the sound/motion someone makes when nervous, as in 'she said, with a gulp.'
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