gobble

A noun referring to the characteristic throaty sound made by a male turkey, or an informal term for a rapid, greedy eating motion.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее характерный горловой звук, издаваемый индюком, или неформальный термин для быстрого, жадного поедания пищи.esSustantivo que designa el sonido gutural característico del pavo, o un término informal para la acción de comer rápido y con avidez.frNom désignant le cri guttural caractéristique du dindon, ou terme informel pour une ingestion rapide et avide de nourriture.deSubstantiv, das den typischen Kehllaut eines Truthahns bezeichnet oder umgangssprachlich das schnelle, gierige Essen.ptSubstantivo que designa o som característico emitido pelo peru, ou, informalmente, o ato de comer rapidamente e com avidez.zh名词，指火鸡发出的典型咯咯叫声，或非正式用语，表示快速、贪婪地进食。arاسم يدل على الصوت الحلقي المميز الذي يصدره الديك الرومي، أو مصطلح عامي يعني الأكل السريع الشره.

1. Turkey sound B1 informal

   The characteristic throaty sound made by a male turkey.

   • The turkey let out a loud gobble in the barn.
   • We heard the gobble of wild turkeys in the forest.
   • The farmer imitated a gobble to attract the birds.

   ruКлёкот индюкаesgraznido del pavofrglouglou du dindondeKollern des TruthahnsptGluglutejo do peruzh火鸡叫声arصوت الديك الرومي

• gobbles plural form
• gobbles' possessive plural form
• gobble's possessive singular form

A verb used to describe the act of eating something quickly and greedily, or making a sound like a turkey.

ruГлагол, используемый для описания быстрого и жадного поедания чего-либо или издавания звука, похожего на индюшачий.esVerbo que describe comer algo rápida y vorazmente, o emitir un sonido similar al de un pavo.frVerbe utilisé pour décrire le fait de manger rapidement et avec avidité, souvent en engloutissant, ou pour imiter le bruit d'un dindon.deVerb, das das schnelle und gierige Essen von etwas oder das Ausstoßen eines truthahnähnlichen Lautes beschreibt.ptVerbo usado para descrever o ato de comer algo de forma rápida e voraz, ou de emitir o som característico do peru.zh动词，表示快速贪婪地吃（狼吞虎咽）或发出火鸡般的咯咯声。arفعل يُستخدم لوصف الأكل بسرعة وشراهة، أو إصدار صوت يشبه صوت الديك الرومي.

1. Eat quickly and greedily B1 informal

   To eat something very quickly and often noisily, usually because of hunger or greed.

   • He gobbled down his breakfast in two minutes.
   • The children gobbled up all the cookies before dinner.
   • She gobbled her lunch because she was late for class.

   ruПоглощатьesComer rápido y con avidezfrengloutirdeSchlingenptDevorarzh狼吞虎咽arالتهام بسرعة وشراهة

   Synonymes: boltdevourgormandizegulpguzzlescarfshovelstuffswallowwolf

2. Use or consume rapidly B2 informal

   To use or consume a large amount of something very quickly.

   • The new project gobbled up all our resources.
   • The car gobbles fuel at an alarming rate.
   • The company gobbled up its smaller competitors.

   ruПоглощатьesconsumir rápidamentefrengloutir, consommer rapidementdeVerschlingenptConsumir rapidamentezh快速消耗arالتهام

   Synonymes: consumedevoureat upexhaustguzzleuse up

   Antonymes: dribblehoardnibblesavesip

3. Make a turkey sound B1 formal

   To make the characteristic throaty sound of a male turkey.

   • The turkey gobbled loudly in the barnyard.
   • We could hear the turkeys gobbling from the farm.
   • The male turkey gobbles to attract females.

   ruКудахтать (как индюк)esgluglutear (sonido del pavo)frglouglouter (pour un dindon)deKollern (wie ein Truthahn)ptGluglutar (como peru)zh火鸡叫arصوت الذكر من الديك الرومي

• gobbled past participle
• gobbled past simple
• gobbling present participle
• gobbles third person singular

Variantes phrasal: gobble up