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US/ˈɡɑː.bəl/
UK/ˈɡɒb.əl/
to eat something very fast, often in large mouthfuls
In context
He gobbled his lunch in five minutes and went back to work.
The dog gobbled up the whole steak while we weren't looking.
Big companies gobble up small start-ups all the time.
Words that go with gobble
verb + adverb
- gobble upThe kids gobbled up all the cake.
- gobble downDon't gobble down your food like that.
- gobble it upThe kids saw the cake and gobbled it up in minutes.
verb + noun
- gobble everythingMy teenage sons gobble everything I cook in minutes.
adverb + verb
- quickly gobbleShe quickly gobbled a sandwich between meetings.