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glug
[ gluhg ]
/ glʌg /
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verb (used without object), glugged, glug·ging.
to make the sound of liquid pouring from a bottle.
noun
such a sound.
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Origin of glug
First recorded in 1890–95; imitative
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH glug
glögg, glugWords nearby glug
glueball, glue ear, gluepot, glue sniffing, gluey, glug, gluggable, gluhwein, glum, glumaceous, glum bum
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British Dictionary definitions for glug
glug
/ (ɡlʌɡ) /
noun
a word representing a gurgling sound, as of liquid being poured from a bottle or swallowed
Word Origin for glug
C19: of imitative origin
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