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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of gulp.

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Examples

  • He wolfed his ham and corn bread, gulped from a canteen full of cold coffee.

    The Guns Of The South Turtledove, Harry 1960

  • "That was a moment when we kind of gulped and said, 'Oh, man'," McKinnon later recalled.

    INNER CIRCLE 2007

  • Well, if you know someone who's already been "gulped," they can give you one.

    GoogleGulp...right on! 2005

  • When Pittsburgh picked him up to start the year, I was managing Cincinnati and trying to break down the league, and I kind of gulped, and thought, 'Oops, they just got a lot better.'

    USATODAY.com - NLCS capsule: Marlins vs. Cubs 2003

  • Well, if you know someone who's already been "gulped," they can give you one.

    Archive 2005-04-01 2005

  • It had a floater to it, and Edwards kind of gulped a couple of times, but you can see that he's waiting in the wings.

    CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2004 2004

  • A few eatables are swallowed in haste -- the visitor talking away all the while with his mouth full -- a glass of wine or of punch is "gulped" down, and the gentleman bows himself out.

    The Secrets of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862

  • Here Come the TV Ads - Steve Ballmer says he "gulped" when he approved the marketing budget for Microsoft's new Bing search engine -- it's reportedly in the $100 million range.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009

  • Here Come the TV Ads - Steve Ballmer says he "gulped" when he approved the marketing budget for Microsoft's new Bing search engine -- it's reportedly in the $100 million range.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009

  • Here Come the TV Ads - Steve Ballmer says he "gulped" when he approved the marketing budget for Microsoft's new Bing search engine -- it's reportedly in the $100 million range.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009

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