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gulped

/ɡʌlpt/

gulped is the simple past and past participle of gulp.

Meaning of gulp

Verb

gulp (third-person singular simple present gulps, present participle gulping, simple past and past participle gulped)

  1. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
    • He does not swallow, but he gulps it down.1782, William Cowper, Table-Talk
  2. To react nervously by swallowing.
    • The man eyed Percy with a chilly eye. "Well," he said, "What's troublin you?" Percy gulped. The man's mere appearance was a sedative. "Er-nothing! […]"1930, P. G. Wodehouse, A Damsel in Distress, published 2004, page 198

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Words formed from gulped

Phrases with gulped

Questions about gulped

What is gulped the simple past and past participle of?
Gulped is the simple past and past participle of gulp.
How do you pronounce gulped?
Gulped is pronounced /ɡʌlpt/.

Words near gulped in the dictionary

  1. Gulou
  2. gulp
  3. gulp down
  4. gulp up
  5. gulpable
  6. gulped
  7. gulped down
  8. gulped up
  9. Gulpen-Wittem
  10. gulper
  11. gulper eel

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