with a gulp

Frequency: 6.37.8 per million words

Indicates that an action is accompanied by the act or sound of swallowing, often due to nervousness.

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Examples (10)

‘I'm afraid I've broken it,’ she said with a gulp.
He looked at the steep drop with a gulp.
‘I didn't mean to,’ he whispered with a gulp.
She opened the rejection letter with a gulp.
The student answered the professor with a gulp.
He checked his empty wallet with a gulp.
‘I’ll go first,’ she volunteered with a gulp.
He faced his fear of heights with a gulp.
She admitted her mistake with a gulp.
He stepped onto the stage with a gulp.