Gobbling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of eating greedily and noisily.

    "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 […]"

  2. 2
    The sound of a turkey vocalising.

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of gobble form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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a hog foracquisitiveall-devouringapicianappetiteavaricious

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"As both nations continue to develop, they have been hungrily gobbling up the world's resources, such as steel and cement."

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