Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gobbly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gob-bly
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Typical of or characterized by gobbling.

Example Sentences

"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 darkness"
"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."
""And this is a gobbly mouthful — this ! " he added, holding up the bill. The undertaker's lips smacked softly, as though in truth he were waiting for the mouthful."

Etymology

From gobble + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gobble

Inflected Forms

more gobbly (comparative) most gobbly (superlative)

Rhymes With

wobbly knobbly bobbly squabbly cobbly hobbly nobbly

Questions

What does gobbly mean?: Typical of or characterized by gobbling.
Where does gobbly come from?: From gobble + -y.

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