gobble
/ˈɡɑbəl/
noun
- The loud, throaty sound made by a male turkey.
- The gobble of the turkey echoed across the field.
- The male turkey let out a deep gobble to attract a mate.
- A sudden gobble startled the hikers on the trail.
verb
- To eat something quickly and greedily.
- The kids gobbled their pancakes before running out to play.
- Don't gobble your food; you'll get a stomachache.
- He gobbled down his lunch in just five minutes.
- To use or consume something very quickly, often in large amounts.
- The project gobbled most of the budget in the first month.
- The new video game gobbled up all my free time.
- The hungry machine gobbled sheets of paper as it printed.
- To make the characteristic throaty sound of a male turkey.
- The turkey gobbled loudly in the barnyard.
- We heard a wild turkey gobbling from the woods.
- The farmer imitated the turkey's gobble to call it closer.
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