gulp back

ɡʌlp bæk

Definition

Definition of gulp back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

emotion

hold in strong feelings by swallowing hard

She gulped back her tears during the speech.

choke down

drink or eatswallow liquid or food quickly to keep it down

He tried to gulp back the medicine.

choke back

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Expressions with gulp back

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gulp back one's tears

hold back tears to avoid crying

She gulped back her tears during the sad movie.

gulp back tears

hold back tears by swallowing hard

She gulped back tears during the sad movie.

Expressions with gulp

gulp down

drink or eat something quickly

He gulped down his coffee and rushed out..

gulp up

consume something quickly and eagerly

He gulped up the entire meal in minutes.

gulp back one's tears

hold back tears to avoid crying

She gulped back her tears during the sad movie.

gulp back tears

hold back tears by swallowing hard

She gulped back tears during the sad movie.

in one gulp

adv.

all at once without stopping to swallow again

He finished his drink in one gulp.

at one gulp

adv.

in a single swallow or without stopping

He finished his drink at one gulp.

Examples of gulp back in a sentence

I tried to gulp back my disappointment.
She gulped back her tears quickly.
He gulped back the hot soup.

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French:ravaler, avaler rapidement, ...
German:herunterschlucken, runterkippen, ...
Italian:ingoiare le lacrime, mandare giù, ...
Spanish:contener, beber de un trago, ...
Portuguese:engolir em seco, engolir, ...
Chinese:强忍住, 咽下去, ...
Japanese:こらえる, 一気に飲む, ...
Arabic:كَتَمَ, اِبتَلَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לִבְלוֹעַ אֶת הַדְּמָעוֹת, לִבְלוֹעַ מַהֵר, ...
Russian:сдерживать слёзы, проглотить, ...
Ukrainian:стримати, швидко випити, ...
Hindi:आँसू रोकना, जल्दी से निगलना, ...
Bengali:গলা গিলে রাখা, গিলে ফেলা, ...
Catalan:empassar-se les llàgrimes, empassar-se, ...
Czech:polknout slzy, hltavě spolknout, ...
Danish:bide følelserne i sig, sluge, ...
Dutch:inslikken, wegslikken, ...
Greek:καταπίνω, καταπίνω γρήγορα, ...
Hungarian:visszanyelni, gyorsan lenyelni, ...
Khmer:ទប់ទឹកភ្នែក, លេបចុះយ៉ាងលឿន, ...
Korean:억누르다, 억지로 삼키다, ...
Persian:اشک‌هایش را قورت داد, قورت داد, ...
Polish:przełknąć łzy, przełknąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):engolir o choro, engolir de uma vez, ...
Romanian:a înghiți în sec, a înghiți în grabă, ...
Swedish:svälja tillbaka, svälja ner, ...
Thai:กลั้น, กลืนลงไปอย่างรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:yutmak, zorla yutmak, ...
Vietnamese:nuốt nước mắt, nuốt vội, ...

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