gulp

gulp
1. noun
a) The usual amount swallowed.

What the liquor was I do not know, but it was not so strong but that I could swallow it in great gulps and found it less burning than my burning throat.

b) The sound of swallowing.

Little Stanislovas was also trembling, and all but too frightened to speak. "They — they sent me to tell you — " he said, with a gulp.

2. verb
a) To swallow.

The man eyed Percy with a chilly eye. "Well," he said, "Whats troublin you?" Percy gulped. The mans mere appearance was a sedative. "Er-nothing! […]"

b) To react nervously by swallowing.

Id always been nervous-excited; this was nervous-terrified. When I finished puking, I sat down gulping air for a while, trying to pull myself together.

Indication of an involuntary fear reaction.

"Honey, I know you want to go to their home next week, hut theres one thing that keeps happening when were together that really drives me away from social gatherings in general. (Oh, what is it … gulp.) Well, Im not sure I can really explain it without offending you. (Gulp, gulp.) Do you really want to talk about it? (Yes.) […]"

See Also: gulp down

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