gullets

noun

plural of gullet
as in mouths
the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach food traveling down the gullet

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Recent Examples of gullets This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
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  1. mouths
  2. maws
  3. jaws
Noun
  • Machado, Daniela and Julia, Lew said, all had white foamy fluid coming out of their mouths and noses.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Several parody videos of people shoveling dessert into their mouths also circulated on social media.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of mouths
Noun
  • At Brooks Falls, visitors watch from elevated platforms as the bruins barrel through the shallows in pursuit of silvery fish or stake out prime positions on the lip of the falls, waiting for salmon to vault from the water into their gaping maws.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Their lips, jaws, and the interior of their maws are—in terms of rigidity—akin to a ceramic dinner plate.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Definition of maws
Noun
  • Up close, its elongated head, skeletal body and glistening double set of jaws reveal just how much unsettling detail goes into a creature often glimpsed onscreen in darkness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Firefighters needed to use the jaws of life to rescue someone from one of the vehicles.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of jaws

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“Gullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullets. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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