Gobbled

/ˈɡɑbəld/ verb

Ate something quickly and noisily without chewing properly, often making gulping sounds.

Originally from the sound turkeys make (gobble-gobble), which became a verb meaning to eat greedily like a turkey. The word entered English in the 1600s from onomatopoeia—imitating the actual sound of the animal.

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