Gulp vs. Nervous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gulp and Nervous
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Gulp
To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness.
Nervous
Of or relating to the nerves or nervous system
Nervous tissue.
Gulp
The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.
Nervous
Stemming from or affecting the nerves or nervous system
A nervous disorder.
Gulp
To react nervously by swallowing.
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Nervous
Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
Gulp
To swallow greedily or rapidly in large amounts
Gulp down coffee.
Nervous
Marked by or having a feeling of unease or apprehension
Nervous moments before takeoff.
Gulp
To choke back by or as if by swallowing.
Nervous
Vigorous in style or feeling; spirited
"the nervous thrust of a modern creation" (Henry A. Kissinger).
Gulp
To choke or gasp, as in swallowing large amounts of liquid.
Nervous
(Archaic) Strong; sinewy.
Gulp
The act of gulping.
Nervous
Of sinews and tendons.
Gulp
A large amount swallowed at one time.
Nervous
(obsolete) Full of sinews.
Gulp
The usual amount swallowed.
Nervous
(obsolete) Having strong or prominent sinews; sinewy, muscular.
Gulp
An unspecified small number of bytes, often two.
Nervous
(obsolete) Of a piece of writing, literary style etc.: forceful, powerful.
Gulp
To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
Nervous
Of nerves.
Gulp
An indication of (the sound of) an involuntary fear reaction in the form of a swallowing motion.
Nervous
Supplied with nerves; innervated.
Gulp
To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down at one swallow.
He does not swallow, but he gulps it down.
The old man . . . glibly gulped down the whole narrative.
Nervous
Affecting or involving the nerves or nervous system.
Gulp
The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much as is awallowed at once.
Nervous
Nervose.
Gulp
A disgorging.
Nervous
Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge.
Being in a crowd of strangers makes me nervous.
Gulp
A large and hurried swallow;
He finished it at a single gulp
Nervous
Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
Gulp
A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
Nervous
Possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.
Gulp
To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught;
The men gulped down their beers
Nervous
Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.
Gulp
Utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly;
He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat
Nervous
Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.
Nervous
Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.
Poor, weak, nervous creatures.
Nervous
Sensitive; excitable; timid.
Nervous
Apprehensive; as, a child nervous about his mother's reaction to his bad report card.
Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is nervous about the land.
Nervous
Easily agitated;
Quick nervous movements
Nervous
Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety;
Spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
Cast anxious glances behind her
Those nervous moments before takeoff
An unquiet mind
Nervous
Of or relating to the nervous system;
Nervous disease
Neural disorder
Nervous
Excited in anticipation
Nervous
Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
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