gobbly

English

Etymology

gobble +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɒbəli

Adjective

gobbly (comparative more gobbly, superlative most gobbly)

  1. Typical of or characterized by gobbling.
    • 2005, Jeff Vandermeer, Veniss Underground:
      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
    • 1999, John Casey, The Half-Life of Happiness:
      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.
    • 1898, Norman Macleod, Donald Macleod, Good Words - Volume 39:
      "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.

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