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to gobble

to gobble

3 8.4
To make a loud rolling call like a male turkey
  • verb
  • /ˈɡɑbəl/
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  • While Sancho was assuring him that there was nothing to declare, the turkey gobbled again in a long stream of high-pitched gurgles that sent shivers up and down Josie's spine.
  • tom gobbled
  • turkey gobbled

Examples

  • "Jocko made a gobbling sound."

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The woods were filled with the loud gobbling of tom turkeys searching for mates.

  • "Eat," says Al, shaking the baby and making gobbling noises.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Only male turkeys gobble and are called gobblers.

  • How to Get a Group of Turkeys Gobbling Together

    Blog text (22)
  • When they approached the border patrolman's station, the turkey began gobbling away.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Gobbling like an old turkey hen.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • They start gobbling if they're exposed to some any novel kind of sound.

  • During the mating season, male turkeys gobble loudly to attract females.

  • In the early morning, you can hear the gobbling of turkeys echoing across the fields.

Synonyms

to gargle
vsto gobble
3 4.4

To make a bubbling sound while trying to speak

is a loud animal throat call used as a mating display
to guggle
vsto gobble
1 9.9

To make a soft bubbling sound when liquid moves or someone pours it

is a vocal animal call made loudly during a mating display

Phrasal Verbs

to gobble up
  • Informal
19 3.0

To eat something quickly and eagerly

How Loud

bellow
20 4.6
to gobble
3 8.4
to cluck
27 3.3
to cheep
1 3.9
to peep
2 1.5

Surface Forms

gobble infinitive
gobbled past
gobbled past participle
gobbling present participle
gobbles third person singular

Etymology

Gobble used for a turkey simply copies the bird's loud gurgling call, so to gobble is to make that noisy mating sound.