Sth Gulped Swallow Drink  She Air Swallowing Gulp

verb

1 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth)| ~ sth down to swallow large amounts of food or drink quicklyHe gulped down the rest of his tea and went out.

2 [intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) to swallow, but without eating or drinking anything, especially because of a strong emotion such as fear or surprise  She gulped nervously before trying to answer.

3 [intransitive, transitive] to breathe quickly and deeply, because you need more air

~ (for sth) She came up gulping for air.

~ sth (in) He leant against the car, gulping in the cold air.

ˌgulp sthˈback  to stop yourself showing your emotions by swallowing hard  She gulped back her tears and forced a smile.

noun

1 ~ (of sth) an amount of sth that you swallow or drink quicklyHe took a gulp of coffee.

2 an act of breathing in or of swallowing sth‘Can you start on Monday?’ Amy gave a gulp. ‘Of course,’ she said. He drank the glass of whisky in one gulp.