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gobble

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) gobble (verb)
  2. 2) gobble (verb)

1gob·ble

verb \ˈgä-bəl\
gob·bledgob·bling\-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of GOBBLE

transitive verb
1
: to swallow or eat greedily
2
: to take eagerly : grab —usually used with up
3
: to read rapidly or greedily —usually used with up

Origin of GOBBLE

probably irregular from 1gob
First Known Use: 1601

Rhymes with GOBBLE

bobble, cobble, hobble, Kabul, nobble, obol, squabble, wobble

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