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gobblings

gobblings is the plural of gobbling.

Meaning of gobbling

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

Questions about gobblings

What is gobblings the plural of?
Gobblings is the plural of gobbling.

Words near gobblings in the dictionary

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

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