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gulping

ADJECTIVE
breathless
Synonyms
WEAK
asthmatic blown choking emphysematous exhausted gasping out of breath panting short of breath short-winded spent stertorous wheezing winded
Antonyms
WEAK
breathy calm
ADJECTIVE
grabby
Synonyms
WEAK
acquisitive avaricious avid carnivorous close close-fisted covetous craving desirous devouring eager edacious esurient gluttonous gobbling gormandizing grasping grudging guzzling hoggish hungry impatient insati insatiable
ADJECTIVE
greedy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eager hungry impatient rapacious selfish
WEAK
acquisitive avaricious avid carnivorous close close-fisted covetous craving desirous devouring edacious esurient gluttonous gobbling gormandizing grabby grasping grudging guzzling hoggish insatiable insatiate intemperate itchy miserly omnivorous parsimonious penny-pinching penurious piggish prehensile ravening ravenous stingy swinish tight tight-fisted voracious
Antonyms
WEAK
abstemious benevolent charitable extravagant generous liberal philanthropic
ADJECTIVE
hoggish
Synonyms
WEAK
acquisitive avaricious avid carnivorous close close-fisted covetous craving desirous devouring eager edacious esurient gluttonous gobbling gormandizing grabby grasping grudging guzzling hungry impatient insatiable insatiat
ADJECTIVE
piggish
Synonyms
WEAK
acquisitive avaricious avid carnivorous close close-fisted covetous craving desirous devouring eager edacious esurient gluttonous gobbling gormandizing grabby grasping grudging guzzling hoggish hungry impatient insatiable insatiate intemperate itchy miserly omnivorous parsimonious pennypinching penurious prehensile rapacious ravening ravenous selfish stingy swinish tight tight-fisted voracious

Example Sentences

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Over time Paul learnt to consciously breathe by gulping down air, using his throat muscles to force air into his lungs.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

And the Gatorade you see players gulping on the sideline during games isn’t like the stuff you grab at 7-Eleven.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

The sensation is extremely unnatural and unpleasant, but I prefer sleeping with that discomfort over being so tired that I have to squeeze naps into my day like a dehydrated man gulping water.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023

When Robbie’s Barbie is trying to escape from executives who want to put her back in her box, she runs through the offices with breathtaking strength as if gulping up freedom with each step.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Its forepaws were shaking, and it was gulping and baring its teeth.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver