Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gulch

/ɡʌlt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
gulch
IPA
/ɡʌlt͡ʃ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To swallow greedily; to gulp down.

Obsolete

verb

To fall heavily.

Obsolete

noun

A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.

noun

An act of gulching or gulping.

Obsolete

noun

A glutton.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From earlier gulsh (“sink in, gush out”), from Middle English gulchen (“to gulp, spew”), probably from the source of gulp. Likely not related to gully (“ravine formed by water”) despite the similarities.

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Phrases

gulch-cup Gucci Gulch

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Questions

How do you pronounce gulch?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʌlt͡ʃ/.
What does gulch mean?
To swallow greedily; to gulp down.
Where does gulch come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gulch

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