GOBBLE


Meaning of GOBBLE in English

I. transitive verb (~d; gobbling) Etymology: probably irregular from 1gob Date: 1601 to swallow or eat greedily, to take eagerly ; grab , to read rapidly or greedily, II. intransitive verb (~d; gobbling) Etymology: imitative Date: 1680 to make the natural guttural noise of a male turkey, to make a sound resembling the ~ of a turkey, ~ noun

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