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Glug vs Glub - What's the difference?

glug | glub |

As nouns the difference between glug and glub

is that glug is the sound made when a liquid is poured out of a jug or bottle while glub is the sound of underwater bubbles, or of water bubbling (often used repetitively).

As a verb glug

is to quickly swallow liquid.

glug

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sound made when a liquid is poured out of a jug or bottle.
  • The amount of liquid issued from a jug or bottle when the "glug" sound is heard.
    • "Pour a glug of bleach into the toilet for good infection control."

    Verb

  • To quickly swallow liquid.
  • :He had glugged that glass of wine before she got a chance to introduce herself.

    • glub

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of underwater bubbles, or of water bubbling (often used repetitively).
  • * 2004 David L Roper - Son Of A Sharecropper: Growing Up in Oklahoma
    • The boat, which was filled with water, instantly—glub, glub —sank.
    English onomatopoeias