gulp down

ɡʌlp daʊn

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of gulp down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

consume rapidlydrink or eat something quickly

He gulped down his coffee and rushed out..

chug

swig

figurativebelieve without questioning or critical thinking

He gulped down the story without any doubt.

swallow

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Expressions with gulp

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.

gulp back

hold in strong feelings by swallowing hard

She gulped back her tears during the speech.

Examples of gulp down in a sentence

They gulped down the water after the hike.
She gulped down the rumors without hesitation.
They tend to gulp down conspiracy theories easily.

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French:avaler, gober, ...
German:hinunterschlingen, schlucken, ...
Italian:ingurgitare, ...
Spanish:engullir, tragarse, ...
Portuguese:engolir rapidamente, engolir, ...
Chinese:大口喝下, 轻信, ...
Japanese:一気に飲み干す, 鵜呑みにする, ...
Arabic:ابتلع بسرعة, اِبْتَلَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לִבְלֹעַ בִּמְהִירוּת, לִבְלוֹעַ בְּלִי לַחְשֹׁב, ...
Russian:проглотить, ...
Ukrainian:ковтати, вірити, ...
Hindi:गटकना, आँख मूँदकर मान लेना, ...
Bengali:গলাধঃকরণ করা, হজম করা, ...
Catalan:beure d'un glop, empassar-se, ...
Czech:zhltnout, spolknout, ...
Danish:styrte i sig, tro på, ...
Dutch:snel opdrinken, slikken, ...
Greek:πίνω μονορούφι, καταπίνω αμάσητο, ...
Hungarian:felhajtani, készpénznek venni, ...
Khmer:ផឹកឬញ៉ាំយ៉ាងប្រញាប់, ជឿស្លុង, ...
Korean:꿀꺽 삼키다, 믿어버리다, ...
Persian:سر کشیدن, بی‌چون‌وچرا پذیرفتن, ...
Polish:połknąć, łyknąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):engolir rapidamente, engolir, ...
Romanian:a înghiți repede, a înghiți, ...
Swedish:sluka, svälja, ...
Thai:ซดรวดเดียว, เชื่ออย่างไม่ลืมหูลืมตา, ...
Turkish:hızla içmek, inanmak, ...
Vietnamese:nuốt chửng, tin sái cổ, ...

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