Glug
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡlʌɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glug is a noun meaning The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
Meaning
The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
More Meanings
- (informal) The amount of liquid issued when the "glug" sound is heard.
- (intransitive) To flow in noisy bursts.
- (informal, transitive) To quickly swallow liquid.
- (transitive) To pour noisily.
- The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured out of a jug, bottle, etc., or when such an amount is swallowed by a person.
Example Sentences
The water glugged down the sink.
Pour a glug of bleach into the toilet.
The blood did not come out of him in a glug but in a steady silent gush.
He had glugged that glass of wine before she got a chance to introduce herself.
Word Forms
- glugs
- gluck
- glugging
- glugged
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glugging, guggle, clunk, guggling, chugalug, chug-a-lug.
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