单词 | gobble |
释义 | gobble gobble1 /gob"euhl/, v. , gobbled, gobbling. v.t. 1. to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp. 2. to seize upon eagerly (often fol. by up): After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news. v.i. 3. to eat hastily. [1595-1605; prob. imit.; see GOB1, -LE] Syn. 1. bolt, devour. gobble2 /gob"euhl/, v. , gobbled, gobbling, n. v.i. 1. to make the characteristic throaty cry of a male turkey. n. 2. the cry itself. [1670-80; var. of GABBLE] |
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