gulp
verb (used without object)
to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
had gulped
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past perfectof gulp.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I felt as if I had gulped down five Cokes in a row.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Before she’d left the house, Naomi had gulped down a bitter cupful of coffee.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Water Claire repeated in her soft voice, and though she said no more, they knew that she was mourning the knowledge of the years that the sea had gulped away.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
"That goes to the right spot," said the stranger, after he had gulped down two cups of tea.
From In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia by Horatio Alger
The King had risen at close sight of the new envoy, and had gulped once or twice, and without speaking, hurriedly waved his lords out of ear-shot.
From Chivalry by Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott
