gulping
/ˈɡʌlpɪŋ/
gulping is the present participle and gerund of gulp.
Meaning of gulp
Verb
gulp (third-person singular simple present gulps, present participle gulping, simple past and past participle gulped)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- swig, drink, hydrate, imbibe, wet one's whistle, wet one's beak
- 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
Noun
gulping (plural gulpings)
- The action of one who gulps.
- Distracted by the munchings and gulpings that punctuated my father's theology, I lost my place in his dialogue.2002, Melvin Jules Bukiet, Stories of an imaginary childhood, page 35
Forms of gulping
| plural | gulpings |
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Origin of gulping
From gulp + -ing.
From Middle English gulpinge, golping, equivalent to gulp + -ing.
Phrases with gulping
Questions about gulping
- What does gulping mean?
- Gulping means the action of one who gulps.
- What is gulping the present participle and gerund of?
- Gulping is the present participle and gerund of gulp.
- What part of speech is gulping?
- Gulping is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gulping?
- Gulping is pronounced /ˈɡʌlpɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of gulping?
- The plural of gulping is gulpings.
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