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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.
[1595–1605; probably imitative; see gob 1, -le]

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

Imperative
gobble
gobble
Present
I gobble
you gobble
he/she/it gobbles
we gobble
you gobble
they gobble
Preterite
I gobbled
you gobbled
he/she/it gobbled
we gobbled
you gobbled
they gobbled
Present Continuous
I am gobbling
you are gobbling
he/she/it is gobbling
we are gobbling
you are gobbling
they are gobbling
Present Perfect
I have gobbled
you have gobbled
he/she/it has gobbled
we have gobbled
you have gobbled
they have gobbled
Past Continuous
I was gobbling
you were gobbling
he/she/it was gobbling
we were gobbling
you were gobbling
they were gobbling
Past Perfect
I had gobbled
you had gobbled
he/she/it had gobbled
we had gobbled
you had gobbled
they had gobbled
Future
I will gobble
you will gobble
he/she/it will gobble
we will gobble
you will gobble
they will gobble
Future Perfect
I will have gobbled
you will have gobbled
he/she/it will have gobbled
we will have gobbled
you will have gobbled
they will have gobbled
Future Continuous
I will be gobbling
you will be gobbling
he/she/it will be gobbling
we will be gobbling
you will be gobbling
they will be gobbling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gobbling
you have been gobbling
he/she/it has been gobbling
we have been gobbling
you have been gobbling
they have been gobbling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gobbling
you will have been gobbling
he/she/it will have been gobbling
we will have been gobbling
you will have been gobbling
they will have been gobbling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gobbling
you had been gobbling
he/she/it had been gobbling
we had been gobbling
you had been gobbling
they had been gobbling
Conditional
I would gobble
you would gobble
he/she/it would gobble
we would gobble
you would gobble
they would gobble
Past Conditional
I would have gobbled
you would have gobbled
he/she/it would have gobbled
we would have gobbled
you would have gobbled
they would have gobbled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:gobble - the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock]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
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
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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

verb
To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts:
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Translations
صَوْت الدّيك الرومييَلْتَهِم
hltathudrovat
pludresluge
hurukkolzabál
háma í sigklaka
buldurētrīt
hudrovať
çabuk çabuk yutmakhindi sesi çıkarmak

gobble

[ˈgɒbl]
A. Ngluglú m
B. VT (also gobble down, gobble up) → engullir, tragar
C. VI [turkey] → gluglutear
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gobble

[ˈgɒbəl] vt [+ food] → engloutir
gobble down
vt [+ food] → engloutir
gobble up
vt
[+ food] → engloutir
[+ money, resources] → engloutir
[+ group, organization] → engloutir
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gobble

vtverschlingen
vi
(= eat noisily)schmatzen
(turkey)kollern
n (of turkey)Kollern nt
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gobble

[ˈgɒbl] vt (also gobble down, gobble up) → trangugiare, ingurgitare
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gobble

(ˈgobl) verb
1. to swallow food etc quickly. You'll be sick if you keep gobbling your meals like that. gulsig eet يَلْتَهِم нагъвам devorar hltat hinunterschlingen sluge καταβροχθίζω engullir, devorar, zamparse kugistama بلعیدن؛ با ولع خوردن hotkia engloutir לִזלוֹל जल्दी और आवाज करके खाना halapljivo gutati zabál melahap háma í sig ingoiare がつがつ食べる 게걸스럽게 먹다 ryti rīt makan dengan gelojoh schrokken, slokken sluke, lange i seg pożerać نغرل، اپيلل، په حرص خوړل، ژرژر خوړل devorar a înfuleca лопать hltať hlastno goltati halapljivo pojesti glufsa i sig, sluka กลืนกินอย่างรวดเร็ว çabuk çabuk yutmak 狼吞虎嚥 їсти пожадливо; пожирати جلدی میں کھانا ، گٹکنا nuốt lấy nuốt để 狼吞虎咽
2. (of turkeys) to make a noise in the throat. We could hear the turkeys gobbling in the farmyard. klok صَوْت الدّيك الرومي крякам gorgolejar hudrovat kollern pludre κάνω «γλου γλου» glugluguear kulistama قات قات کردن؛ صدای بوقلمون دادن kalkattaa glouglouter לְגַעגֵעַ भकोसना, चटकर जाना brbotati hurukkol bunyi kalkun klaka gloglottare ごろごろ鳴く (칠면조 수컷이) 울다 burbuliuoti (par tītaru) buldurēt bunyi kelokok klokken buldre, pludre gulgotać غړغړې وهل، دفيل مرغ: كړكى grugrulejar a bolborosi кулдыкать hudrovať kavdrati pućpurikati klucka ส่งเสียงเหมือนไก่งวง hindi sesi çıkarmak (火雞)發出咕咕聲 кулдикати فیل قرغ کی آواز ، بق بق kêu gợp gợp (gà tây) (火鸡)发出咯咯叫声
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Sparsit fighting out a daily fight at the points of all the weapons in the female armoury, with the grudging, smarting, peevish, tormenting Lady Scadgers, still laid up in bed with her mysterious leg, and gobbling her insufficient income down by about the middle of every quarter, in a mean little airless lodging, a mere closet for one, a mere crib for two; but did he see more?
He was gobbling mincemeat, meatbone, bread, cheese, and pork pie, all at once: staring distrustfully while he did so at the mist all round us, and often stopping - even stopping his jaws - to listen.
Of course, in addition to the large sums of money he had paid over, his allies had rewarded themselves by gobbling the advantages which later enabled them to loot the city.
Delicate Cousin Annetta standing at the dresser, with a big loaf of bread beside her and a big platterful of cold, boiled pork in front of her; and Annetta was hacking off great chunks, like Dan there, and gobbling them down as if she was starving.
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I crossed one fence immediately, as it's always a good idea to set up on the same side of the fence as a gobbling bird if possible.
The predators had no problem gobbling up the spiky lionfish - in fact they could not seem to get enough and went into a dramatic feeding frenzy.
But what makes male turkeys a joy to hunt in the spring is their dramatic displaying, gobbling and tendency to strut in to a hunter's perfected imitation of a female vocalization.
And true to tradition, the present incumbent George Bush carried out his annual show of mercy by pardoning two gobbling turkeys from Thanksgiving dinner today.
A COUPLE are asking for help to get rid of a ravenous grass snake which is gobbling up their fish.