Gobble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock

eat hastily without proper chewing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌædʒɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɒbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɒbəl/

1 syllable Say it as /hˌædʒɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkli/.

Examples

Don't bolt your food!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bolt

Parts of Speech

noun	the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
verb	eat hastily without proper chewing “Don't bolt your food!”
verb	make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys

Word Forms

gobble	verb	make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys
gobbler	noun	a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls
gobble	noun	the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschlingen

das charakteristische Geräusch eines Truthahns

🇫🇷French

glouglou

le son caractéristique émis par un coq de dinde

🇪🇸Spanish

engullir

El sonido característico que hace el gallo de pavo.

🇮🇹Italian

trangugiare

il caratteristico suono emesso dal tacchino

🇳🇱Dutch

slokken

het karakteristieke geluid van een kalkoenhaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

devorar

o som característico feito por um galo de peru

🇷🇺Russian

сожрать

характерный звук, издаваемый индюком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निगल जाना

टर्की मुर्गे द्वारा निकाली गई विशिष्ट ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

গবল

একটি টার্কি মোরগ দ্বারা তৈরি চরিত্রগত শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

குத்துவிளக்கு

வான்கோழி சேவலின் சிறப்பியல்பு ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

గాబుల్

టర్కీ కాక్ చేసిన లక్షణ ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

गोबळे

टर्कीच्या कोंबड्याने बनवलेला वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોબબલ

ટર્કી ટોટી દ્વારા બનાવવામાં આવતો લાક્ષણિક અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಟುಕು

ಟರ್ಕಿ ಕೋಳಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോബിൾ

ഒരു ടർക്കി കോഴി ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਬਲ

ਇੱਕ ਟਰਕੀ ਕੁੱਕੜ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

گوبل

ٹرکی مرغ کی خصوصیت والی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狼吞虎咽

火鸡发出的特有声音

🇯🇵Japanese

むしゃむしゃする

七面鳥の雄鶏によって発される特徴的な音

🇰🇷Korean

펠라티오

칠면조 수탉이 내는 특징적인 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngấu nghiến

âm thanh đặc trưng của gà tây

🇹🇭Thai

ฮุบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melahap

ciri khas suara yang dihasilkan oleh ayam kalkun

🇵🇭Filipino

lumamon

ang katangian ng tunog na ginawa ng isang turkey cock

🇲🇾Malay

melahap

bunyi ciri yang dibuat oleh ayam belanda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكركرة

الصوت المميز الذي يصدره الديك الرومي

🇮🇷Persian

بلعیدن

صدای مشخصی که توسط خروس بوقلمون ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

silip süpürmek

hindi horozunun çıkardığı karakteristik ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִזלוֹל

הצליל האופייני שמשמיע זין הודו

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