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gobbly

gobbly adjective: typical of or characterized by gobbling.

Adjective

gobbly (comparative more gobbly, superlative most gobbly)

  1. Typical of or characterized by gobbling.
    • As Shadrach watched, a vat came free of its moorings, the gobbly flesh within screaming as the vat fell into the gullet, bouncing off one side, then the other, before disappearing into a pink and hungry darkness2005, Jeff Vandermeer, Veniss Underground
    • She was a gobbly kisser, or at least this kiss was a gobbly kiss. He liked it, he even liked the way she made up for her thin lips by gobbling.1999, John Casey, The Half-Life of Happiness

Forms of gobbly

comparativemore gobbly
superlativemost gobbly

Origin of gobbly

From gobble + -y.

Words that rhyme with gobbly

Questions about gobbly

What does gobbly mean?
Gobbly means typical of or characterized by gobbling.
What part of speech is gobbly?
Gobbly is an adjective.

Words near gobbly in the dictionary

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

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