The gullet is the tube inside your neck that takes food to your stomach. It is also called the esophagus. We use it when we swallow food or drinks.
The food goes down the gullet.
He swallowed the pill quickly through his gullet.
In animals, the gullet is a narrow tube that carries food to the stomach. It is a part of the animal's digestive system.
Birds have a gullet to swallow food.
The fish's gullet helps move food inside.
A gullet can mean a thin, deep gap in rocks or land. It is like a narrow valley or passage made by water or nature.
The river flows through a deep gullet.
We hiked down the narrow gullet in the mountain.
Sometimes gullet means how well or quickly a person can swallow food or drink. It is used in a casual way.
He has a big gullet for spicy food.
She drank the water with a fast gullet.
Gullet can be used in a figurative way to talk about a big hunger or desire to eat and drink a lot. It shows someone wants to eat much food.
He has a gullet for sweets.
Her gullet for food is huge after work.
People sometimes use gullet to mean their neck or throat, especially when talking about swallowing or voice. It is less formal than 'throat'.
He cleared his gullet before talking.
She felt pain in her gullet after singing.
