gulp

About 0.77 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The usual amount swallowed.
2. noun The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.
3. noun An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.
4. verb To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
5. verb To react nervously by swallowing.
6. interjection An indication of (the sound of) an involuntary fear reaction in the form of a swallowing motion.

Similar words

devour guttle swig quaff draught draft pig raven swallow swack

Often followed by

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Word family

gulped gulper gulpers gulping gulps