Question

determining connotative meanings of words
in the early 1700s, the average person in england consumed an estimated four pounds of sugar a year. a century later he was gulping down eighteen pounds. in one - hundred years, the amount of sugar an english person used had increased by 450 percent. and that was before sugar really took off.

• sugar changed the world, marc aronson and marina budhos

what is the denotation of the word gulping? swallowing
what is the connotation of the word gulping?
drinking slowly
eating delicately
consuming greedily

Explanation:

Denotation is the literal meaning, which for "gulping" is swallowing. Connotation is the associated or secondary meaning. "Gulping" implies consuming greedily rather than drinking slowly or eating delicately.

Answer:

consuming greedily