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Gobble

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Noun

1. gobble

the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock

Verb

2. bolt, gobble

eat hastily without proper chewing

Example Sentences:
'Don't bolt your food!'

3. gobble

make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gobble

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verb
1. (when tr, often foll by up)
to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls
2. (transitive; often foll by up) informal
to snatch
noun
1. 
the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys
exclamation
2. 
an imitation of this sound
verb
3. (intransitive)
(of a turkey) to make this sound

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Gobble

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgobbled or ˈgobbling
1. 
to eat quickly and greedily
2. 
to seize eagerly; snatch (up)
noun
1. 
the characteristic throaty sound made by a male turkey
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgobbled or ˈgobbling
2. 
to make this sound

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gobble

see synonyms of gobble
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.
n.
The guttural, chortling sound of a male turkey.
intr.v. gob·bled, gob·bling, gob·bles
To make this sound.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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