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comparative more gobbly · superlative most gobbly
- Typical of or characterized by gobbling.
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 Happiness2 more examples
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
2005, Jeff Vandermeer, Veniss Underground"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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