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glug.

The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡlʌɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England/ɡlɐɡ/Australia, New-Zealand/ɡlʊɡ/Northern-England
  1. The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.

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

    informal
    Pour a glug of bleach into the toilet.
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of pouring or swallowing liquid.

verb/ɡlʌɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England/ɡlɐɡ/Australia, New-Zealand/ɡlʊɡ/Northern-England
  1. To flow in noisy bursts.

    intransitive
    The water glugged down the sink.
  2. To quickly swallow liquid.

    informal · transitive
    He had glugged that glass of wine before she got a chance to introduce herself.
  3. To pour noisily.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of pouring or swallowing liquid.

intj/ɡlʌɡ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England/ɡlɐɡ/Australia, New-Zealand/ɡlʊɡ/Northern-England
  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.

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of pouring or swallowing liquid.

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