gobbly

adj

gobbly

adj

Etymology From gobble + -y.

1

Typical of or characterized by gobbling.

  • 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 darkness2005, Jeff Vandermeer, Veniss Underground:
  • 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:
1 more example
  • "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:

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