Collocations for gulp - noun
1. amount you swallow when you gulp
ADJ.
deep, great, huge, large, long
VERB + GULP
take
She took a large gulp of wine from the bottle.
She took a large gulp of wine from the bottle.
PREP.
in ~s
She drank the tea in great gulps.
She drank the tea in great gulps.
~ of
2. act of gulping
ADJ.
loud, noisy
VERB + GULP
give
He gave a loud gulp and stopped mid-sentence.
He gave a loud gulp and stopped mid-sentence.
PREP.
with a ~
‘I''m afraid I''ve broken it,’ she said with a gulp.
‘I''m afraid I''ve broken it,’ she said with a gulp.
PHRASES
at a/one gulp, in one/a single gulp
He downed half the contents of the glass in one loud gulp.
He downed half the contents of the glass in one loud gulp.