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    gobble
    /ˈɡɒbl/

    verb

    • 1. eat (something) hurriedly and noisily: "he gobbled up the rest of his sandwich"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGOBBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to eat quickly and sometimes with a lot of noise: [ M ] She gobbled up/down her lunch and hurried back. gobble verb (MAKE NOISE) [ I ] to make the sound of a male turkey (= a large bird) (Definition of gobble from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of gobble.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gobbleGobble Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of GOBBLE is to swallow or eat greedily. How to use gobble in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › gobbleGOBBLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) , gob·bled, gob·bling. to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp. Synonyms: devour, bolt. to seize upon eagerly (often followed by up ): After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGOBBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to eat quickly and sometimes with a lot of noise: [ M ] She gobbled up/down her lunch and hurried back. gobble verb (MAKE NOISE) [ I ] to make the sound of a male turkey (= a large bird) (Definition of gobble from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of gobble.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGOBBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense gobbles , present participle gobbling , past tense, past participle gobbled. verb. If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily. Pete gobbled all the stew. [VERB noun] Synonyms: devour, swallow, gulp, guzzle More Synonyms of gobble.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › gobbleGobble - definition of gobble by The Free Dictionary

    1. (when: tr, often foll by up) to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls. 2. informal (often foll by: up) to snatch. [C17: probably from gob 1] gobble. ( ˈɡɒbəl) n. (Zoology) the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys. interj. an imitation of this sound. vb. (Zoology) ( intr) (of a turkey) to make this sound.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gobbleGobble - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To gobble is to eat quickly — really quickly. When you gobble your dinner, you hardly even chew your food. You’ve probably been told that gobbling your food is impolite.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › gobblegobble verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of gobble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishgobble | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    gobble definition: to eat food very quickly. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › gobblegobble | meaning of gobble in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    gobble meaning, definition, what is gobble: to eat something very quickly, especiall...: Learn more.