gulping

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From gulp +‎ -ing.

Verb[edit]

gulping

  1. present participle and gerund of gulp

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English gulpinge, golping, equivalent to gulp +‎ -ing.

Noun[edit]

gulping (plural gulpings)

  1. The action of one who gulps.
    • 2002, Melvin Jules Bukiet, Stories of an imaginary childhood, page 35:
      Distracted by the munchings and gulpings that punctuated my father's theology, I lost my place in his dialogue.