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.] |
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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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