Gobbling

Gobbling
Gobble Gob"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gobbling}.] [Freq. of 2d gob.] [1913 Webster] 1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp. [1913 Webster]

Supper gobbled up in haste. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock. [1913 Webster]

He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

{To gobble up}, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly. [Slang] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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