gulps

/ษกสŒlps/

IPA: /G AH1 L P S/

noun
  1. 1

    The usual amount swallowed.

    syn:slug
  2. 2

    The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.

  3. 3

    An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.

  2. 2

    To react nervously by swallowing.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gulp, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gulps