gulp
verb (used without object)
to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
gulped
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past participleof gulp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gulp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gulpverb (used without object)to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
Example Sentences
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Everybody who preached patience in the new era gulped hard.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Trout, their speckled flanks gleaming in the sun, gulped them down one by one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
“The money question remains as to how many barrels vacated by India will be gulped up by the Chinese teapots,” Raj said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
And when a Labrador retriever owned by another company officer gulped down a bagel impaled with a toothpick, he said, most of the resulting $10,5000 surgical bill was covered as well.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
But Emma just gulped and held on to the chair even tighter.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
