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- [gob-uh l]
- /ˈgɒb əl/
- /ˈɡɒb.l̩/
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- [gob-uh l]
- /ˈgɒb əl/
Definitions of gobble word
- verb with object gobble to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp. 1
- verb with object gobble to seize upon eagerly (often followed by up): After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news. 1
- verb without object gobble to make the characteristic throaty cry of a male turkey. 1
- noun gobble the cry itself. 1
- noun gobble Eat (something) hurriedly and noisily. 1
- transitive verb gobble eat hungrily 1
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Origin of gobble
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; probably imitative; see gob1, -le
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gobble
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gobble popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gobble usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gobble
verb gobble
- gulp — to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
- guzzle — South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.
- swallow — to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
- devour — If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
- stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
noun gobble
Antonyms for gobble
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