3 entries 1 source
Gobble
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A noise made in the throat. Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To eat greedily.
2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. Prior.