glug
See also: glüg
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
onomatopoeia of pouring or swallowing liquid
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
glug (plural glugs)
- The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured out of a jug or bottle.
- (informal) The amount of liquid issued from a jug or bottle when the "glug" sound is heard.
- Pour a glug of bleach into the toilet.
Verb[edit]
glug (third-person singular simple present glugs, present participle glugging, simple past and past participle glugged)
- (intransitive) To flow in noisy bursts.
- The water glugged down the sink.
- (informal, transitive) To quickly swallow liquid.
- He had glugged that glass of wine before she got a chance to introduce herself.
Translations[edit]
to quickly swallow liquid
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