gulp back



gulp something back

Fig. to force or hold back tears, sobs, etc. He gulped his sobs back and clutched at his wound. He gulped back his sobs.
See also: back, gulp

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarkoMAHR-ko (Finnish)Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish, Basque
IntanEEN-tahn (Indonesian)Indonesian, Malay
Boyana-Bulgarian
HeliosHEE-lee-os (English)Greek Mythology
Sung-Hoonsung-hoonKorean
Aloys-Medieval Occitan