Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gulpy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gulpy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inclined to gulp.

Example Sentences

"But I don't think I could have screamed right then because my throat had gone all dry and gulpy. The jellyfish was rising up from the water, but it wasn't a jellyfish. It was a skull."

Etymology

From gulp + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gulp

Inflected Forms

more gulpy (comparative) most gulpy (superlative)

Questions

What does gulpy mean?: Inclined to gulp.
Where does gulpy come from?: From gulp + -y.

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