guttle
Often followed by down or up: to swallow greedilyOften followed by down or up: to swallow (something) greedily; to gobble, to guzzle.
Meaning
4 senses(UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive)Often followed by down or up: to swallow (something) greedily; to gobble, to guzzle.
(UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive)To eat voraciously; to gorge.
(Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive)To remove the guts or entrails from (a person or an animal); to disembowel, to eviscerate, to gut.
(Northern England, UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive)To make a bubbling sound; to gurgle.
- eat greedily
Origin
The verb is possibly derived from gut (“belly”) + -le (frequentative suffix), perhaps inflThe verb is possibly derived from gut (“belly”) + -le (frequentative suffix), perhaps influenced by guzzle (“to drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto”).
Borrowed from Scots guttle, from gut (“to eviscerate”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
Origin unknown; possibly imitative of water bubbling or gurgling.
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Forms
guttles, guttling, guttled, guttledTenses
guttle · guttled · will guttle · have guttledSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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