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to gobble
01
to eat something quickly and greedily, often making loud and rapid swallowing sounds
Transitive: to gobble food
Examples
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.
02
to make a rapid, throaty, and guttural noise made in a series of gurgling clucks sound
Intransitive
Examples
The turkey gobbled loudly in the yard, announcing its presence.
The bird gobbled from the tree, making its deep, throaty sound.
Gobble
01
the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
Lexical Tree
gobbler
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