glug

[ gluhg ]

/ glʌg /

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

Words nearby glug

glue sniffing, glue-sniffing, glueball, gluepot, gluey, glug, gluggable, gluhwein, glum, glum bum, glumaceous

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Example sentences from the Web for glug

He was standing, concealed behind a rock, at the mouth of the cave of Wug, daughter of Glug.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 7, 1914|Various
Robin took it without more ado and putting it to his lips, tilted his head back, while that which was within said "glug!"
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood|Howard Pyle

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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