Akademik

gulping

noun

1. a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing (Freq. 2)

• Syn: ↑gulp

• Derivationally related forms: ↑gulp, ↑gulp (for: ↑gulp)

• Hypernyms:

↑reflex, ↑reflex response, ↑reflex action, ↑instinctive reflex, ↑innate reflex, ↑inborn reflex, ↑unconditioned reflex, ↑physiological reaction

2. the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

• Syn: ↑swilling, ↑guzzling

• Derivationally related forms: ↑guzzle (for: ↑guzzling), ↑swill (for: ↑swilling), ↑gulp

• Hypernyms: ↑drinking, ↑imbibing, ↑imbibition

Useful english dictionary. 2012.