gulp
The usual amount swallowedThe usual amount swallowed.
» Tom took another gulp of wine.
Том сделал ещё глоток вина.
Meaning
3 sensesThe usual amount swallowed.
Schluck
глото́кglotók
The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.
schlucken
(rare)An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.
- a large and hurried swallow
- a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
Examples
47 sentencesTom took another gulp of wine.
ruТом сделал ещё глоток вина. — odexed
Tom took a gulp of water.
Tom drank the beer in one gulp.
ruТом одним глотком выпил пиво. — Wezel
Tom downed his whiskey in one gulp.
Tom took a big gulp of water.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gulpen, probably from West Flemish or Middle Dutch gulpen, golpen, ofFrom 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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