Gobbling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gobbling is a noun meaning The act of eating greedily and noisily.
Meaning
The act of eating greedily and noisily.
More Meanings
- The sound of a turkey vocalising.
- present participle and gerund of gobble
Example Sentences
The farmyard was dark and he tiptoed across it so that the turkeys wouldn't set up their gobbling and flapping.
The imitations of the gobblings and other sounds of wild turkeys, often brought this keen-eyed and ever watchful tenant of the forest within reach of the rifle.
Likewise, when Nell's grandfather badgers Nell to say publicly that she knows he loves her, Kit grotesquely announces his affirmation of their filial bond of affection in between gluttonous gobblings […]
Word Forms
- gobblings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bolt, guttle, gulping, gulch, guggling, gobful.
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