gulp
verb (used without object)
to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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"He is not wounded, only bruised," answered Azulevich, a Tartar, "and has gulped water, for he fell head first into the pond."
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz