turkey gobble

Barnyard bird sound

A turkey gobble is the distinctive loud, rapid, bubbling call made by male turkeys, especially during mating season.

The sound carries considerable distance and is used to attract females and assert territorial presence.

As a verb, to turkey gobble is to make this sound or to speak in a way that resembles it—rapidly and unintelligibly: He turkey gobbled his way through the presentation.

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Opposites
poultry vocalization type

turkey gobblerooster crow

Male chicken's vocalization

duck quack · goose honk · peep · rooster call · chirp

loudness/projection

turkey gobblesilence

Total lack of sound

whisper · murmur · peep · hush · chirp

Family

turkey, gobble, turkeys, gobbles, gobbled, gobbling, gobbler, gobblers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G