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gulping

DEFINITIONS OF: gulping

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n the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Synonyms:
guzzling, swilling
Type of:
drinking, imbibing, imbibition
the act of consuming liquids

n a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

Synonyms:
gulp
Type of:
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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