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Definitions for: Gobble [n] the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
[v] make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys
[v] eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"
Webster (1913) Definition: Gob"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gobbled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gobbling.] [Freq. of 2d gob.]
1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
Supper gobbled up in haste. --Swift.
2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.
He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation.
--Goldsmith.
To gobble up, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture
suddenly. [Slang]
Gob"ble, v. i.
1. To eat greedily.
2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. --Prior.
Gob"ble, n.
A noise made in the throat.
Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble.
--Mrs. Gore.
Synonyms: bolt
See Also: bolt down, cry, eat, emit, gobble up, let loose, let out, shovel in, utter
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