gullet

noun

Definition of gulletnext
as in mouth
the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach food traveling down the gullet

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Recent Examples of gullet He’s gone from champagne to something like vinegar forced down his gullet. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2025 Cut away lungs, reaching up into the neck as far as possible to sever gullet and windpipe. — Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025 The coverage of him has often been over the top and forced down the gullets of sports fans. — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 In one example, an individual bird was decapitated and had a corncob placed in its gullet. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gullet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gullet
  1. mouth
  2. maw
  3. jaws
Noun
  • The country's coastal regions near the mouth of the Amazon are known as the Equatorial Margin.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • You’re not left with long strands hanging down from your mouth.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mouth
Noun
  • Now, Summer House is the show feeding the great maw of the Bravoverse.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Dried seafood shops spill over with scallops, fish maw, and abalone.
    — Mimi Thorisson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of maw
Noun
  • The Kansas City Current found a way to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory last weekend.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The first story was set in the 1980s while the second volume, recently wrapped, was set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet age and culminated with a shocking finale that left readers’ jaws on the forest floor.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
Definition of jaws

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“Gullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullet. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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