gulped

verb

Definition of gulpednext
past tense of gulp
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 Synonyms for gulped
  1. inhaled
  2. drank
  3. devoured
Verb
  • When inhaled, this leads to symptoms such as irritation and inflammation.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Public health officials said human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of inhaled
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  • A number of farm cats that drank raw milk or found infected birds got sick and died — alerting health officials that something was up.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Related article California reports more illnesses in people who drank raw milk.
    Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of drank
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  • As the last of the peppermint bark cannoli were devoured and the party wound down, my wife and I walked out to see Michigan Central Station and its surrounding Roosevelt Park all lit up in white.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Voters in California devoured LAist's voter game plan for LA County.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of devoured
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