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, glug

Words nearby glug

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

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How to use glug in a sentence

First thing in the morning, you may be tempted to grab a glug of mouthwash and then brush and floss.
Hints From Heloise: Outlet shopping|Heloise Heloise|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
While the olive oil is pouring freely, toast some raw marcona almonds in a generous glug, along with more rosemary.
A Holiday Snacking Game Plan That Won’t Stress You Out|Elazar Sontag|November 23, 2020|Eater
Not one leaf moving in the tules; all mighty still; they could hear the Injun pumping up blood, glug—glug—glug!
Stepsons of Light|Eugene Manlove Rhodes
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

Yet even she sucked her thumb with unceasing perseverance, and made soft glug-glugging noises in her little Indian throat.
Dusty Star|Olaf Baker
He shook it and was surprised when he failed to hear the glug-glug of liquor.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
Then he heard a glug-glug, as of liquid poured from a narrow-necked vessel, and immediately afterwards a deep sigh of contentment.
With Drake on the Spanish Main|Herbert Strang

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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