Category:Gobble

Gob"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gobbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gobbling.] Etym: [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]

gobble Gob"ble, v. i.

1. To eat greedily.

2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. Prior.

gobble Gob"ble, n.

Defn: A noise made in the throat. Ducks and geese. . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.