Meaning & use
Gulping
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Swallowing food, drink, or air quickly and in large amounts, often audibly.
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He was gulping water after the long, hot run.
She sat gulping for air after being startled awake.
A note on using this word
Often implies haste or nervousness, as in 'gulping down' food quickly or gulping air out of anxiety.
Words with a similar meaning
swallowingguzzling
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Words with an opposite meaning
sipping
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