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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
| 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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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
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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] → engloutir gobble 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. 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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