What does "gobble" mean?
Gobble: 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]
Additional senses
- 2.To eat greedily.
- 3.To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. Prior.
- 4.A noise made in the throat. Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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