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Gobble Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of 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!" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gobble: bolt Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gobble: ablate \| absorb \| assimilate \| batten \| bleed white \| bolt \| bolt down \| bring to ruin \| burn up \| cackle \| call \| carol \| caw \| chatter \| cheep \| chirk \| chirp \| chirr \| chirrup \| chitter \| chuck \| clack \| cluck \| cock-a-doodle-doo \| condemn \| confound \| consume \| coo \| cram \| croak \| cronk \| crow \| cuckoo \| damn \| deal destruction \| decimate \| deplete \| depredate \| desolate \| despoil \| destroy \| devastate \| devour \| digest \| dissolve \| drain \| drain of resources \| drink \| drum \| eat \| eat up \| engorge \| engulf \| erode \| exhaust \| expend \| finish \| finish off \| gabble \| gaggle \| glut \| gluttonize \| gobble up \| gorge \| gormandize \| guggle \| gulp \| gulp down \| gut \| gut with fire \| guttle \| guzzle \| havoc \| honk \| hoo \| hoot \| imbibe \| impoverish \| incinerate \| ingest \| ingurgitate \| lay in ruins \| lay waste \| live to eat \| peep \| pip \| pipe \| quack \| ravage \| raven \| roll \| ruin \| ruinate \| scold \| shipwreck \| sing \| slop \| slosh \| spend \| squander \| squawk \| stuff \| suck dry \| swallow \| swallow up \| swill \| swill down \| throw into disorder \| trill \| tweet \| twit \| twitter \| unleash destruction \| unleash the hurricane \| upheave \| use up \| vandalize \| vaporize \| warble \| waste \| waste away \| wear away \| whistle \| wolf \| wolf down \| wrack \| wreak havoc \| wreck See Also \| bolt down \| cry \| eat \| emit \| gobble up \| let loose \| let out \| shovel in \| utter Gobble In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Gobble Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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!"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gobble: bolt

Gobble In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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