gullet
gullet · gullets · gulleted · gulleting
To make grooves or indentationsTo make grooves or indentations.
/ˈɡʌl.ɪt/
» The pelican opened its beak and let the fish slide down its gullet.
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1 sensesTo make grooves or indentations.
Examples
3 sentencesThe pelican opened its beak and let the fish slide down its gullet.
Tom poured the last of the coffee down his gullet and hurried out the door.
You could see the oblong shape of the rat as it passed down the snake's gullet.
Origin
From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula.From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula.
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Forms
gullets, gulleting, gulleted, gulletedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle