gobble Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
  2. verb eat hastily without proper chewing
    bolt.
    • Don't bolt your food!
  3. verb make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys

WordNet

Gob"ble transitive verb
Etymology
Freq. of 2d gob.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Gobbled ; present participle & verbal noun Gobbling
Definitions
  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.
Gob"ble intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To eat greedily.
  2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. Prior.
Gob"ble noun
Definitions
  1. A noise made in the throat.
    Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.

Webster 1913