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GULPING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does gulping mean?

• GULPING (noun)
The noun GULPING has 2 senses:

1. a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
2. the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Familiarity information: GULPING used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GULPING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

gulping; gulp

Hypernyms ("gulping" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

guzzling; swilling; gulping

Hypernyms ("gulping" is a kind of...):

drinking; imbibing; imbibition (the act of consuming liquids)

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