GULPING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gulping mean? 

• GULPING (noun)
  The noun GULPING has 2 senses:

1. a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

2. the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

  Familiarity information: GULPING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GULPING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

gulp; gulping

Hypernyms ("gulping" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Derivation:

gulp (utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

gulping; guzzling; swilling

Hypernyms ("gulping" is a kind of...):

drinking; imbibing; imbibition (the act of consuming liquids)

Derivation:

gulp (to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught)