gullet
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gul·let
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Definition of gullet
Examples of gullet in a Sentence
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Walnuts also feature as a filling of another appetizer worth ordering: the meaty, yet vegan, eggplant rolls ($14), which squeak between your teeth like fresh cheese curds, but feel much healthier going down the gullet. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "The Bay Area’s first Georgian restaurant shines with cheese pulls and chokhas," 15 Aug. 2019 In several shots, the crocodile appears to have completely disappeared down the python’s gullet, but upon closer inspection, viewers can discern the end of the animal’s spiked tail peeking out of the snake’s mouth. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "See a Python Swallow a Crocodile Whole," 12 July 2019 An environmental envoi, perhaps, with Buzz washed up on a beach alongside other jetsam, or clogging the gullet of a whale? — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "“Toy Story 4” Plays It Again," 21 June 2019 With each turn of a card, the next act is revealed, and in a flash the world can end, devoured in the misshapen gullet of an entity beyond mortal comprehension. — Charlie Theel, Ars Technica, "Arkham Horror Third Edition: The classic Lovecraft adventure returns," 24 Nov. 2018 There’s something comforting in seeing sparks light up the gullet of the earth. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "Seeing the heavens in a cut of wood," 11 July 2018 Oil was no longer just the lubricant easing a bite of steak down your gullet, nor merely a boiling cesspool from which French fries and doughnuts emerged. — Ted Trautman, San Francisco Chronicle, "California’s olive oil craze: rooted in the far north counties," 7 June 2018 The name for the garganelli pasta shape is derived from a northern Italian dialect meaning chicken gullet. — AJC.com, "Fill up on this Old Fourth Ward pasta dish, back by popular demand," 24 Feb. 2018 At Bird’s, those diners can feel safe knowing the oysters only took a short ride before reaching their gullets. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "Willie Taggart Reflects on the Winding Road to His Dream Job," 12 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gullet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gullet
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English Language Learners Definition of gullet
: the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach
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