gulp

[US]/ɡʌlp/
[UK]/ɡʌlp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at spise eller drikke (noget) hurtigt og ivrigt, at sluge en stor mængde (noget) på én gang

vi. at give et hurtigt gisp eller synke, at kvæles

n. en slurk (især af en væske) taget i en stor mængde på én gang
Word Forms
Third Person Singulargulps
Past Tensegulped
Present Participlegulping
Pluralgulps
Past Participlegulped

Phrases & Collocations

take a gulp

tag et hurtigt slurk

gulp down

sluge hurtigt

Example Sentences

she gulped back the tears.

hun slugte tilbage tårerne.

gulp sth. down holus-bolus

sluge noget hurtigt og hele

gulp down a glass of water

sluge et glas vand

I gulped the acrid liquid.

Jeg slugte den skarpe væske.

she took periodical gulps of her tea.

hun tog periodiske slurk af sin te.

drank it up in a gulp; fastened up the coat.

drak det hurtigt; lynede jakken.

he smiled and gulped his tea.

han smilede og slurkede sin te.

we emerged to gulp great lungfuls of cold night air.

vi kom frem for at sluge store lungfulde af kold nattetid.

THSR: gulp, bolt, cram, englut, guzzle, ingurgitate

THSR: gulp, bolt, cram, englut, guzzle, ingurgitate

Amelia gulped down her coffee and rushed out.

Amelia slugte sin kaffe og skyndte sig ud.

She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her.

Hun slugte nervøst, som om spørgsmålet generede hende.

dolphins and whales can't help taking in the odd gulp of brine as they swallow a fish.

Delfiner og hvaler kan ikke lade være med at sluge en sjælden gang imellem en portion saltvand, når de synker en fisk.

fumes seeped in until she was forced to gulp for air.

Udstødningsgasser trængte ind, indtil hun blev tvunget til at gispe efter luft.

Titch took a gulp of beer and wiped his mouth on his sleeve.

Titch tog en slurk af øl og tørrede munden af på ærmet.

A gulper eel can eat an animal larger than itself and accommodate it in an expandable stomach.

En gulpslange kan spise et dyr, der er større end sig selv, og rumme det i en udvidelig mave.

She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air.

Hun kravlede op på flodbredden og lå der og slubrede luft.

having emptied his glass at a gulp, Roger pulled out a cigar.

efter at have tømt sit glas i én slurk, tog Roger en cigar frem.

Shemsen breached like a shark-chased dolphin and gulped air like a drowning lubber.

Shemsen sprang ud af vandet som en delfin, der blev jagtet af en haj, og slugte luft som en drukner.

Winston poured out nearly a teacupful, nerved himself for a shock, and gulped it down like a dose of medicine.

Winston hældte næsten et teskeud, tog sig sammen for et chok og slurkede det ned som en dosis medicin.

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