gollop

/ (ˈɡɒləp) /

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verb

to eat or drink (something) quickly or greedily

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Derived forms of gollop

golloper, noun

Word Origin for gollop

dialect variant of gulp

Words nearby gollop

goliath frog, go light on, golilla, golliwog, golliwogg, gollop, golly, gollywobbler, goloshes, golp, Golschmann

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How to use gollop in a sentence

Gollop sometimes assumed that prodigious seriousness when about to pass out specimens of his best humor.
Mixed Faces|Roy Norton
Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
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"I hope you remember me too, Mr. Gollop," she said, after he had automatically shaken hands with her mother.
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Mr. James Gollop, beginning to feel more thoroughly at home, was now thinking with ease and adroitness.
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Mr. James Gollop settled himself comfortably into a seat therein and emitted a great sigh of content.
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