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gobble

gobble

8 9.4
A loud sound a male turkey makes
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɑbəl/
translation icon : gorgojeo
  • Off in the distance, you hear a turkey gobble As he wakes up for the day.
  • turkey gobble
  • gobble call
  • loud gobble

Oh shoot, wedding ones are always like gobble gobble gobble.

Examples

  • I can imagine the gobble back in the turkey pen with the other turkeys.

    Blog text (15)
  • Turkeys don't say gobble, gobble.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Behind them, Serena began gobbling along with the bird, and it was hard for them to tell one gobble from another.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Gobble Gobble Gobble!

  • As the sun rose, the distinct sound of a male turkey's gobble echoed through the forest.

  • During the spring season, the male turkeys proudly announce their presence with a loud gobble.

  • The hunter's heart raced when he heard the first gobble of the morning, signaling a turkey nearby.

How Loud

bellow
20 4.6
gobble
8 9.4
to cluck
27 3.3
to cheep
1 3.9
peep
14 1.0

Surface Forms

gobble singular
gobbles plural

Etymology

Gobble for the turkey sound is a word that copies the loud, rolling call of a male turkey. So a turkey's gobble is its typical clucking or gurgling noise.