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Meaning of glug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɡlʌɡ

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

Examples

“The blood did not come out of him in a glug but in a steady silent gush.”
“Pour a glug of bleach into the toilet.”
“Slowly, Khoklov removed a silver flask from within his suit jacket. He had a long contemplative glug, then shuddered violently.”
“She turned the taps to start the water running, poured in a generous glug of vanilla bubble bath, then moved into the bedroom, to the desk in the corner where her laptop sat open.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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