gobble
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gob·ble 1
(gŏb′əl)v. gob·bled, gob·bling, gob·bles
v.tr.
1. To devour in greedy gulps.
2. To take greedily; grab: gobbled up the few remaining tickets.
v.intr.
To eat greedily or rapidly.
[Frequentative of Middle English gobben, to drink greedily, probably from gobbe, lump, mouthful; see gob1.]
gob·ble 2
(gŏb′əl)n.
The guttural, chortling sound of a male turkey.
intr.v. gob·bled, gob·bling, gob·bles
To make this sound.
[Imitative.]
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gobble
(ˈɡɒbəl)vb
1. (when: tr, often foll by up) to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls
2. informal (often foll by: up) to snatch
[C17: probably from gob1]
gobble
(ˈɡɒbəl)n
(Zoology) the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys
interj
an imitation of this sound
vb
(Zoology) (intr) (of a turkey) to make this sound
[C17: probably of imitative origin]
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gob•ble1
(ˈgɒb əl)v. -bled, -bling. v.t.
1. to eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
2. to seize upon eagerly (often fol. by up): He gobbled up all the news.
v.i. 3. to eat hastily.
gob•ble2
(ˈgɒb əl)v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.
1. to make the throaty cry of a male turkey.
n. 2. the cry itself.
[1670–80; variant of gabble]
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gobble
Past participle: gobbled
Gerund: gobbling
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Noun | 1. | gobble - the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" |
Verb | 1. | gobble - eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down - eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake" |
2. | gobble - make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys |
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gobble
verb devour, swallow, gulp, guzzle, wolf, bolt, cram in, gorge on, pig out on (slang), stuff yourself with He gobbled all the beef stew.
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gobble
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Translations
صَوْت الدّيك الرومييَلْتَهِم
hltathudrovat
pludresluge
hurukkolzabál
háma í sigklaka
buldurētrīt
hudrovať
çabuk çabuk yutmakhindi sesi çıkarmak
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gobble
[ˈgɒbəl] vt [+ food] → engloutirgobble down
vt [+ food] → engloutirgobble up
vt [+ food] → engloutir
[+ money, resources] → engloutir
[+ group, organization] → engloutir
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gobble
(ˈgobl) verb1. to swallow food etc quickly. You'll be sick if you keep gobbling your meals like that.
2. (of turkeys) to make a noise in the throat. We could hear the turkeys gobbling in the farmyard.
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