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glug

[ gluhg ]
/ glÊŒg /
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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, glug
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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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