Glug

//ɡlʌɡ// intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    The amount of liquid issued when the "glug" sound is heard. informal

    "Pour a glug of bleach into the toilet."

Verb
  1. 1
    To flow in noisy bursts. intransitive

    "The water glugged down the sink."

  2. 2
    make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle wordnet
  3. 3
    To quickly swallow liquid. informal, transitive

    "He had glugged that glass of wine before she got a chance to introduce herself."

  4. 4
    To pour noisily. transitive

    "The bottle cap rasped as she unscrewed it and glugged some Bailey's into her mug, the spoon tinkling as she stirred."

Intj
  1. 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.

Example

More examples

"The blood did not come out of him in a glug but in a steady silent gush."

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of pouring or swallowing liquid.

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