gobble

[US]/ˈɡɒbl/
[UK]/ˈɡɑːbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. eat hurriedly and noisily
vi. (of a turkey) make a sound similar to that of a turkey

Phrases & Collocations

gobble up

gobble down

gobble food

gobble a sandwich

gobble a meal

gobble snacks

Example Sentences

We gobbled up the enemy.

gobbled up the few remaining tickets.

one man gobbled up a kipper.

these old houses just gobble up money.

this small department was gobbled up by the Ministry of Transport.

The rent gobbles up half his earnings.

I gobbled down my breakfast and ran out of the house.

The children gobbled up their food and rushed out to play.

Small family businesses are being gobbled up by larger firms.

Last year, the food company gobbled up the drugmaker's Gerber unit, which makes baby food.

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