gullets

Definition of gulletsnext
plural of gullet
as in mouths
the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach food traveling down the gullet

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Recent Examples of gullets This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • Misguidedly shoving as many Peeps as possible into our mouths.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In all instances, people are often oblivious about the state of their mouths.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Feeding black holes also usually emit copious ultraviolet radiation from the white-hot disks of material that pile up around their insatiable maws.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The green Rio Grande rests like a ribbon in the jaws of jagged canyons.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • First responders used the jaws of life to free the vehicle’s passengers, according to media reports.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

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“Gullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullets. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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