glug

[ gluhg ]

verb (used without object),glugged, glug·ging.
  1. to make the sound of liquid pouring from a bottle.

noun
  1. such a sound.

Origin of glug

1
First recorded in 1890–95; imitative

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How to use glug in a sentence

  • He shook it and was surprised when he failed to hear the glug-glug of liquor.

    The Cup of Fury | Rupert Hughes
  • Then he heard a glug-glug, as of liquid poured from a narrow-necked vessel, and immediately afterwards a deep sigh of contentment.

British Dictionary definitions for glug

glug

/ (ɡlʌɡ) /


noun
  1. a word representing a gurgling sound, as of liquid being poured from a bottle or swallowed

Origin of glug

1
C19: of imitative origin

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