gobbly

English

Etymology

From 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.

Anagrams

• globby