gobble
/ˈɡɑbl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
verb
Of a turkey, to make its characteristic vocalisation; also, used of certain other birds.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "He gobbled four hot dogs in three minutes."
- "He began, as his custom, to gobble it up, but when he had eaten for some time, he began to relax a little in his efforts, and at last he sat quite still, with his knife in his hand, looking at the pudding."
- "“The farm's had a lot of bad luck, you see. Dad thinks there is a curse on the place.” “Most like. Most like,” said Catweazle, gobbling the banana."
- "Nowadays, he was lucky if his mam's auld drinking cronies gave him a gobble."
- "[…] wrinkling his forehead and moving his jaws and throat violently, as if he expected to choke with each gobble."
- "Not before this performance is over does he [a male capercaillie] settle down to play, and commence gobbling and snapping his beak."
Etymology
From Middle English gobben (“to drink or swallow greedily”), of uncertain origin + -le (frequentative suffix). Middle English gobben is perhaps an alteration of Middle English globben (“to gulp down”), related to English gulpen (“to gulp”). However, compare also French gober.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑbl̩/
- British English: /ˈɡɒbl̩/