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, glugWords nearby glug
glueball, glue ear, gluepot, glue sniffing, gluey, glug, gluggable, gluhwein, glum, glumaceous, glum bum
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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.
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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