Gulped [verb]

He gulped back the lump in his throat; his trembling nerves became as steel.

Hester fiercely bit her lip and gulped down the tears that threatened to choke her.

Molly gulped in a scared, desperate fashion and her eyes rolled wildly about as she replied, "To shield somebody else."

Ba'tiste gulped his food, rose and waved a hand with a sudden flash of emphasis.

The chief drew the tumbler full twice from the faucet and gulped down the water.

Lancaster gulped, shifting his feet and looking awkwardly at the small gray-feathered body and the beaked owl-face.

"Hath this extent no more rude am I in speech—" He gulped audibly.

He gulped, and emotion made him even pinker than he had been under the mayonnaise.

Dorothy gulped down the lump in her throat, but made no reply.

The song died, as Mahmud gulped out words that tumbled over each other with staccato vehemence.