Thesaurus: gobble

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1. v. t. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
2. v. t. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.
3. v. i. To eat greedily.
4. v. i. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock.
5. n. A noise made in the throat.
6. n. the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
7. v. eat hastily without proper chewing
8. v. make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys
9. 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] 1. To eat greedily. 2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. Prior. A noise made in the throat. Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.
10. A noise made in the throat.Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.
11. n:10/v:90 n. the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock v. eat hastily without proper chewing v. make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys