glug
glug Lexical Profile
glug Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A hollow, gurgling sound made by liquid being poured from a narrow-necked container or swallowed quickly.
"The mineral water came out of the glass bottle with a loud glug."
An informal measure of liquid equal to the amount poured or swallowed in a single gurgling motion.
"The chef added a generous glug of olive oil to the hot skillet."
• verb
To flow, pour, or issue forth with a hollow gurgling sound.
"The thick tomato sauce glugged slowly out of the bottle onto the plate."
To drink or pour a liquid quickly and in large gulps.
"After finishing the long run, he glugged half a bottle of water."
• interjection
Used to imitate the hollow, gurgling sound of liquid being poured from a bottle or swallowed in large gulps.
"Glug, glug, went the jug as the cold cider was poured into the mugs."
• Rhymes for glug
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 18th century, the word is of imitative origin, mimicking the hollow gurgling sound produced by liquid pouring from a narrow-necked vessel or being swallowed.