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gobbling

gobbling noun: the act of eating greedily and noisily. Also the present participle and gerund of gobble.

Noun

gobbling (plural gobblings)

  1. The act of eating greedily and noisily.
    • 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 […]1994, Gail Turley Houston, Consuming Fictions
  2. The sound of a turkey vocalising.
    • 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.1837, The Western Messenger
    • The farmyard was dark and he tiptoed across it so that the turkeys wouldn't set up their gobbling and flapping.1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 24

Also used as

gobbling is also the present participle and gerund of gobble.

Forms of gobbling

pluralgobblings

Phrases with gobbling

Questions about gobbling

What does gobbling mean?
Gobbling means the act of eating greedily and noisily.
What part of speech is gobbling?
Gobbling is a noun.
What is the plural of gobbling?
The plural of gobbling is gobblings.

Words near gobbling in the dictionary

  1. gobblers
  2. gobbles
  3. gobbles down
  4. gobbles up
  5. gobblesome
  6. gobbling
  7. gobbling down
  8. gobbling up
  9. gobblings
  10. gobbly
  11. gobbly-gook

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