gobbled — gob·ble || gÉ‘bl / gÉ’bl n. noise made by a male turkey v. devour; eat voraciously; make a guttural noise (like a turkey) … English contemporary dictionary
gobble — gob|ble [ˈgɔbəl US ˈga: ] v informal [Sense: 1; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from gob] [Sense: 2; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] 1.) also gobble up/down [I and T] to eat something very quickly, especially in an impolite or ↑greedy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gobble — gobble1 /gob euhl/, v., gobbled, gobbling. v.t. 1. to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp. 2. to seize upon eagerly (often fol. by up): After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news. v.i. 3. to eat hastily … Universalium
gobble down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gobble down : present tense I/you/we/they gobble down he/she/it gobbles down present participle gobbling down past tense gobbled down past participle gobbled down same as gobble 1) He gobbled down his lunch… … English dictionary
gobble up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gobble up : present tense I/you/we/they gobble up he/she/it gobbles up present participle gobbling up past tense gobbled up past participle gobbled up informal 1) to use a lot of something very quickly The… … English dictionary
gobble down — ˌgobble ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they gobble down he/she/it gobbles down present participle gobbling down past tense … Useful english dictionary
Gobble — Gob ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gobbling}.] [Freq. of 2d gob.] [1913 Webster] 1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp. [1913 Webster] Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter (a sound) like… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gobbling — Gobble Gob ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gobbling}.] [Freq. of 2d gob.] [1913 Webster] 1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp. [1913 Webster] Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter (a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To gobble up — Gobble Gob ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gobbling}.] [Freq. of 2d gob.] [1913 Webster] 1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp. [1913 Webster] Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter (a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gobble — I. transitive verb (gobbled; gobbling) Etymology: probably irregular from 1gob Date: 1601 1. to swallow or eat greedily 2. to take eagerly ; grab usually used with up 3. to read rapidly or greedily usually used with up II … New Collegiate Dictionary
