GULP

gulp

Noun

  1. The usual amount swallowed.
  2. The sound of swallowing.
  3. A sound of swallowing indicating fear.

Verb

  1. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
  2. To react nervously by swallowing.

Interjection

  1. Indication of an involuntary fear reaction.


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