Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gobbling

/ɡˈɑbəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: gob-bling
IPA: /ɡˈɑbəlɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of eating greedily and noisily.

noun

The sound of a turkey vocalising.

verb

present participle and gerund of gobble

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"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."
"The farmyard was dark and he tiptoed across it so that the turkeys wouldn't set up their gobbling and flapping."

Inflected Forms

gobblings (plural)

Rhymes With

wobbling squabbling hobbling

Questions

How do you pronounce gobbling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɑbəlɪŋ/.
What does gobbling mean?: The act of eating greedily and noisily.

How to pronounce gobbling

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