B2noun · rare

gulp

gulp · gulps

слимак, слизняк

глоток

Schluck, schlucken

The usual amount swallowedThe usual amount swallowed.

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/ɡʌlp/

» Tom took another gulp of wine.

Том сделал ещё глоток вина.

Meaning

3 senses

The usual amount swallowed.
Schluck
глото́кglotók
The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.
schlucken
(rare)An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.

More definitions

a large and hurried swallow
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

Examples

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Tom took another gulp of wine.
ruТом сделал ещё глоток вина.
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Tom took a gulp of water.
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Tom drank the beer in one gulp.
ruТом одним глотком выпил пиво.
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Tom downed his whiskey in one gulp.
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Tom took a big gulp of water.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

usual amount swallowed:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

usual amount swallowed:

sound of swallowing:

Origin

From Middle English gulpen, probably from West Flemish or Middle Dutch gulpen, golpen, of

From Middle English gulpen, probably from West Flemish or Middle Dutch gulpen, golpen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps of imitative origin, or related to Dutch galpen (“to roar, squeal”), English galp, gaup (“to gape”).

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