gobble
1to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
to seize upon eagerly (often followed by up): After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news.
to eat hastily.
Origin of gobble
1Other words for gobble
Other definitions for gobble (2 of 2)
to make the characteristic throaty cry of a male turkey.
the cry itself.
Origin of gobble
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How to use gobble in a sentence
The pie continues to expand, but foreign automakers are gobbling up slightly larger pieces this year than last.
Defying the economic recession, strapped shoppers are gobbling up high-priced gizmos from Apple, Amazon, and others.
It is to say that there is a bunch of free advertising out there that millions of us have been gobbling up for years.
The banks are gobbling up the stimulus dollars, and savings-eating zombies still stalk the land.
The contemporary-art world seems to be successfully gobbling up Street art.
Their manner of talking has been compared to the clucking of a hen, and by the Dutch to the "gobbling of a turkeycock."
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisHis mate, meanwhile, was gobbling the lily-root as if she had not eaten for a week.
The Watchers of the Trails | Charles G. D. RobertsYou fellers vot iss always gobbling yet, you iss quit it alreatty!
The Happy Family | Bertha Muzzy BowerWhile vocal and fly-gobbling talents are tenderly fostered, dignified Wisdom is not only neglected, but persecuted.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 | VariousThe bear appeared to be listening also; there was gobbling and a pause; more gobbling and another pause—oh!
Chatterbox, 1906 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for gobble (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɒbəl) /
(when tr, often foll by up) to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls
(tr often foll by up) informal to snatch
Origin of gobble
1British Dictionary definitions for gobble (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɒbəl) /
the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys
an imitation of this sound
(intr) (of a turkey) to make this sound
Origin of gobble
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