Word of the Day: Gobble
The meaning and usage of Gobble
gobble \ ˈgɑbəl \ verb and noun
verb: eat hastily without proper chewing
verb: make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys
noun: the characteristic sound made by a turkey
The word gobble has appeared in 89 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on June 12 in “For the Sheep of Governors Island, a Final New York Summer,” by James Barron:
The landscaping squad is five sheep. They will spend their days eating plants that sound unappetizing — mugworts, phragmites and bromes. The sheep like them, and gobble them up faster than people working the same acreage could clear them, according to Melissa Perrin, who as the gardener on Governors Island is the de facto sheep herder.
Daily Word Challenge: Can you correctly use the word gobble in a sentence?
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