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gobbly en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From gobble + -y.

Meanings

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

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