glug

[gluhg]

verb (used without object), glugged, glug·ging.

to make the sound of liquid pouring from a bottle.

noun

such a sound.

Origin of glug

First recorded in 1890–95; imitative

Can be confusedglögg glug

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Historical Examples

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
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

noun

a word representing a gurgling sound, as of liquid being poured from a bottle or swallowed

Word Origin

C19: of imitative origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for glug

1768, imitative of the sound of swallowing a drink, etc.

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Examples from the Web for glug

Historical Examples

Not one leaf moving in the tules; all mighty still; they could hear the Injun pumping up blood, glug—glug—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!"

glug

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for glug

Origin of glug