1
as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door
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2
as in inhaled
to swallow or eat greedily
you never taste your food—you just gulp it
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Recent Examples of gulped
Alarms go off, phones come out, coffee is gulped down, and before either partner is fully awake, they’re already headed into separate days.
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Mark Travers, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Mark Travers, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulped
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Briana Voss of Long Grove sipped hot chocolate with son Bennett, 11.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Last year, at a bar, Mary noticed that the same friend had hardly sipped her drink.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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They can also be inhaled — particularly when heated during styling — and absorbed through a person’s hands.—
Claretta Bellamy,
NBC news,
12 Feb. 2026
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Guardiola inhaled deeply when asked about the non-handball against Wolves last weekend and could have decided not to comment.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, a newborn baby died from a listeria infection in New Mexico after the infant’s mother drank raw milk, and officials there are warning people off those products while the death is being investigated.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the early 2000s, there was a viral gossip report that Thornton and the Tomb Raider star drank each other’s blood.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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My son devoured his giant burger quesadilla, and the chilaquiles burger (chips, sauce and egg atop a burger patty) was messy, tasty fun.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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Funds devoured by the health care-industrial complex could otherwise go to the productive economy, including workers’ wages and local businesses.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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But pre-draft questions about Knueppel's game have essentially been scoffed at by his on-court play.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Legal experts scoffed at the claim, and Reinert said any suspect who gets charged with a crime in Minnesota would normally be extradited to face the allegations there.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Gulped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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