as in devouring
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as in sipping
to swallow in liquid form
hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door
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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
you never taste your food—you just gulp it
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Recent Examples of gulping
April Benshosan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down.
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Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.—
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Beyond lies a private stretch of sand — perfect for launching a kayak or paddleboard at sunrise, or sipping wine as the sun sets over Buzzards Bay.—
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Thousands more firefighters, fire officers, EMTs and recovery workers are battling cancers, lung disease, heart conditions, digestive disorders and other chronic illnesses caused by inhaling Ground Zero toxins.—
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One of the trailer’s sharpest beats shows Charli screaming at Tim (Jamie Demetriou) in frustration while inhaling a cigarette.—
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The continuum of problem drinking There aren’t just two types of drinkers –– those who have a problem and those who don’t have to worry about it, Dick said.—
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But generally, fewer people are seeking out these whales, so fewer are being made, partly because people are not drinking as many high-octane, high alcohol beers.—
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One room held a sculpture of a lion devouring an antelope.—
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The series is technically a prequel to 2017's It and 2019's It Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.—
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“Gulping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulping. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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