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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gob•ble1 /ˈgɑbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling. - to swallow or eat quickly or hungrily in large pieces;
gulp: [~ (+ up/down) + object]We gobbled (up) our lunch.[~ + object + up/down]We gobbled it down and ran back. - to seize upon and read eagerly:[~ + up + object]She would go and gobble up the books in the library.
gob•ble2 /ˈgɑbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v. [no object] - Birdsto make the throaty sound or cry of a male turkey.
n. [countable] - Birdsthe cry itself.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gob•ble1 (gob′əl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling. v.t. - to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces;
gulp. - to seize upon eagerly (often fol. by up):After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news.
v.i. - to eat hastily.
- 1595–1605; probably imitative; see gob1, -le
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bolt, devour.
gob•ble2 (gob′əl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v.i. - Birdsto make the characteristic throaty cry of a male turkey.
n. - Birdsthe cry itself.
- variant of gabble 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gobble /ˈɡɒbəl/ vb - when tr, often followed by up: to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls
- (transitive) often followed by up: informal to snatch
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from gob1 gobble /ˈɡɒbəl/ n - the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys
vb - (intransitive) (of a turkey) to make this sound
Etymology: 17th Century: probably of imitative origin |