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to gobble
01
to eat something quickly and greedily, often making loud and rapid swallowing sounds
Transitive: to gobble food
Example
The children tend to gobble their candy as soon as they get it on Halloween.
After a long day of fasting, he could n't resist gobbling down his dinner.
The dog eagerly gobbled up the food in its bowl.
02
to make a rapid, throaty, and guttural noise made in a series of gurgling clucks sound
Intransitive
Example
The turkey gobbled loudly in the yard, announcing its presence.
The bird gobbled from the tree, making its deep, throaty sound.
The wild turkeys gobbled in the forest as they called to each other.
Gobble
01
the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock