Gobble is a verb meaning to eat something hurriedly and noisily, often with little regard for manners. It can also describe the sound made by a turkey or similar bird. The word carries a sense of quick, greedy consumption or loud, enthusiastic swallowing in informal contexts.
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"He gobbles down his lunch in just a few minutes."
"The turkey gobbled at the sound of the camera shutter."
"Tourists gobbled up the street food, not pausing to savor the flavors."
"The crowd gobbled up the magician’s fast cards trick, cheering afterward."
Gobble traces to the early 1900s in American usage, likely imitating the sound of swallowing or a noisy gulp. The word’s form suggests onomatopoeic origins, with the strong -obble cluster mirroring the sound of rapid intake. It is related to other reduplicative or sound-imitative terms that convey quick actions. The sense evolved from describing a bird’s gobbling call to the metaphorical act of eating quickly, often in a colloquial, lighthearted register. First known uses appear in American print in the early 20th century, where authors used gobble to evoke both the sonic swallowing sound and the brisk consumption of food or attention. Over time, gobble gained versatility, appearing in humor, sports, and everyday slang, while retaining its core idea of rapid, audible intake or consumption.
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Words that rhyme with "Gobble"
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Gobble is pronounced with two syllables: /ˈɡɒb.əl/ in UK/US/AU. The first syllable has a low back rounded vowel as in 'got' and the second is a schwa + l. Stress is on the first syllable: GOB-ble. Tip: Keep the /ɡ/ at the start firm, then relax into /ɒ/ and lightly pronounce the unstressed /əl/.
Common errors include: 1) Dropping the second syllable or merging it into a quick /ɡoʊbəl/; ensure you keep a distinct /əl/ ending. 2) Mispronouncing /ɒ/ as /ɑː/ or /ɔː/; use the short /ɒ/ as in 'got'. 3) Over-aspirating the /ɡ/ or making the /b/ too hard; maintain a clean stop before /əl/. Correct by practicing with minimal pairs and slow delivery, then speed up while keeping accurate vowel quality and the schwa.
US/UK/AU share /ˈɡɒb.əl/ in typical pronunciation, with rhoticity affecting the /ɹ/ not present here. In many US dialects, the /ɒ/ may be closer to /ɑ/ in some regions, sounding more like /ˈɡɑb.əl/. UK and AU speakers often keep a sharper /ɒ/ in non-rhotic forms; some Australian speakers may flatten vowels slightly and merge /ɒ/ toward /ɔː/. Overall, the word remains two syllables with primary stress on the first. Listen for the clear /ɡ/ onset, a short /ɒ/, and a light /əl/ ending in all regions.
Because it combines a voiceless stop at the start (/ɡ/), a short back vowel /ɒ/ that can vary by accent, and a reduced final syllable /əl/. The transition from the tense vowel to a schwa plus l can blur in fast speech, causing mispronunciations like 'gob-ull' or 'go-bble'. Focus on keeping the /ɡ/ clean, the /ɒ/ precise, and the final /əl/ distinct even when speaking quickly.
Gobble does not have silent letters. Every letter contributes to the pronunciation: G-ossibly strong /ɡ/, o as /ɒ/, b as /b/, and ble ending as /əl/. The tricky part is the unstressed final syllable; the 'e' is not silent in some spellings, but the vowel sound reduces to a schwa in the second syllable. So, you pronounce all letters in a clear two-syllable pattern: /ˈɡɒb.əl/.
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