GULPING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

gulping 1 of 2

adjective

as in devouring

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gulping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of gulp

as in sipping

to swallow in liquid form hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door

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as in inhaling

to swallow or eat greedily you never taste your food—you just gulp it

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Others can’t stand the sound of gulping. — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge. — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026 Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds. — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026 The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down. — April Benshosan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025 One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulping

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That wall of water roared downstream, smashing and devouring.

— Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Family drama fueled by Dorothy's world-devouring, man-eating antics aside, Scarpetta is also aiming to separate itself from the competition by leveraging a unique narrative structure that essentially adapts two of Cornwell's books in a single season.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of devouring

Verb

Laughing, smoking cigarettes, and sipping bottles of Red Stripe, numerous packs of Black folks lounged around the joint.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Elsewhere, she was seen sipping drinks with Robbins, dining at a restaurant, playing Mahjong, and spending some quality time with close friends.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of sipping

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Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia that is caused by inhaling the Legionella bacteria in small droplets of water mixed in the air or contaminated water accidentally going into the lungs.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Health effects from inhaling wildfire smoke But the effects are sweeping, said Hayden, who has developed real-time mapping of mortality estimates from wildfire smoke.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of inhaling

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Jennifer Messemer-Skold, the communications director for Miami-Dade Water and Sewer, said the department’s stance is that the county’s tap water meets all current requirements and residents don’t need a filter to be drinking high quality water.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
As Ryan prepared to return to the United States, he and three members of the press were shot and killed, prompting Jones to enact a mass suicide plan involving drinking a fruit drink laced with poison and sedatives.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

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