I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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After the stale fug in the tiny cabin, she gulped down the clean sea air, the car window wide open.
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Then I gulped down two cups of water, very fast, to wash away the taste.
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Like being terribly thirsty and gulping down glass after glass of water.
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Now, gulping down antacid tablets, Rosenfeld grilled Bernstein and Woodward to find out how solid this latest story was.
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Moray eels squirm right to the water's edge and greedily gulp down the feast.
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He yearned to gulp down the coffee that remained, he craved to ask for more.
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The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle.
■ NOUN
air
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He seemed to gulp the air before speaking, like the fish his complexion called to her mind.
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They are all covered with sharp spines and have the ability to inflate their bodies by gulping air or water.
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Although I have not seen it scratch against rocks recently, it does still occasionally gulp air from the surface.
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The speaker is less likely to gulp for more air in mid-sentence.
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He twisted his head to gulp in air .
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I am gulping for air , and sobbing.
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When she had finished she leant against his car, gulping in the cold air .
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The library window was open and she went to stand by it, gulping in air .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Mandy read the test questions and gulped.
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Steve swam up to the surface and gulped in air.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He seemed to gulp the air before speaking, like the fish his complexion called to her mind.
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It seemed to parch his mouth as he gulped it down.
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Moray eels squirm right to the water's edge and greedily gulp down the feast.
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She gulped for breath, her eyes only inches from his.
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The first he gulped down; the second, savored.
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The nine-member group gulped, almost in unison.
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The springer spaniels, who gulp down what the children leave, will probably outlive next door's parrot.
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Then the fox tossed his head and gulped down the Gingerbread Man.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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She was breathing in great gulps , but still there wasn't enough air.
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Turning was in the air and Taylor, as usual, took great heaving gulps of it.
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He always laughed noiselessly, his jaw snapping up and down as he took in great gulps of air.
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Riven downed a great gulp of the cold beer and felt it alternately chill and warm his gullet.
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He took a great gulp of the fresh air, enough to sustain him.
■ VERB
take
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He was eating a mess of pottage and taking deep gulps of wine from a large ornamental cup.
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He took a gulp and handed his cup to her.
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Helen took a gulp of tea, and felt herself begin to rally.
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Finally he took a desperate gulp of air, then another, then broke into an enormous sob.
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I took a grateful gulp of the champagne and looked round.
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Turning was in the air and Taylor, as usual, took great heaving gulps of it.
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Peach shuddered, and took a gulp of her milk.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Finally he took a desperate gulp of air, then another, then broke into an enormous sob.
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He lifted his glass to his lips, draining it at a gulp .
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He was eating a mess of pottage and taking deep gulps of wine from a large ornamental cup.
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I downed it in one gulp .
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No black striped bill had we seen, or slurring gulps heard.
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She was breathing in great gulps, but still there wasn't enough air.
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So Unwired created a software language to display text in short gulps.