glug

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ɡlʌɡ/

Definition of glug

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
    “The blood did not come out of him in a glug but in a steady silent gush.”
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noun

  1. The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
    “The blood did not come out of him in a glug but in a steady silent gush.”
  2. (informal)The amount of liquid issued when the "glug" sound is heard.
    “Pour a glug of bleach into the toilet.”
    “Slowly, Khoklov removed a silver flask from within his suit jacket. He had a long contemplative glug, then shuddered violently.”
    “She turned the taps to start the water running, poured in a generous glug of vanilla bubble bath, then moved into the bedroom, to the desk in the corner where her laptop sat open.”

verb

  1. (intransitive)To flow in noisy bursts.
    “The water glugged down the sink.”
    “We’d squat by the creek waiting for the bottle to glug full through its narrow neck and then together we would walk to the church and throw the water on the fire a quart at a time, not so much in hope of putting it out as to be able to say, if asked, that we tried.”
    “Spasmodically, Bill clutched the handle of the pump, until the attendant hit the flashing button on his console and the petrol began to glug.”
  2. (informal, transitive)To quickly swallow liquid.
    “He had glugged that glass of wine before she got a chance to introduce herself.”
    “There is no sugary "welcome" drink to glug. Rather, Honey, an elderly, overweight Lab mix, waddles and wags my way.”
  3. (transitive)To pour noisily.
    “The bottle cap rasped as she unscrewed it and glugged some Bailey's into her mug, the spoon tinkling as she stirred.”

intj

  1. 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.

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Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of pouring or swallowing liquid.

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