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   gobble

   /ˈɡɒbl/

   verb

   • 1. eat (something) hurriedly and noisily: "he gobbled up the rest of his sandwich"
   • ▪ use a large amount of (something) very quickly: "these old houses just gobble up money"
   • ▪ (of a large organization) incorporate or take over (a smaller one): "this small department was gobbled up by the Ministry of Transport"

   Word Origin early 17th century: probably from gob1.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does gobble mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! GOBBLE definition: 1. to eat food too fast: 2. to make the sound of a male turkey 3. to eat food too fast: . Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you gobble food?

   • If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily. Pete gobbled all the stew. [VERB noun] Gobble down and gobble up mean the same as gobble. There were dangerous beasts in the river that might gobble you up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does gobbling mean?

   • , gob·bled, gob·bling. to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp. After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news. , gob·bled, gob·bling. to eat hastily. , gob·bled, gob·bling. to make the characteristic throaty cry of a male turkey. the cry itself. informal.

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   What does gobble down and gobble up mean?

   • Gobble down and gobble up mean the same as gobble. There were dangerous beasts in the river that might gobble you up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary.

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

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   Gobble means to eat food too fast or to make the sound of a male turkey. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     to eat quickly and sometimes with a lot of noise: [ M ] She...

   • Portuguese Translation

     GOBBLE translate: engolir, deglutir, devorar. Learn more in...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     GOBBLE translate: nuốt lấy nuốt để, kêu gợp gợp (gà tây)....

   • Pronunciation in English

     GOBBLE pronunciation. How to say gobble. Listen to the audio...

   • Turkey

     TURKEY definition: 1. a large bird grown for its meat on...

   • Hurried

     HURRIED definition: 1. done very or too quickly: 2. done...

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   Learn the meaning of gobble as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Gobble can mean to swallow or eat greedily, to take eagerly, to read rapidly, or to make a turkey sound.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › gobbleGOBBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Gobble means to eat food too fast or to make the sound of a male turkey. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb gobble, which means to eat something very fast or to make a noise like a turkey. See examples, synonyms and related words.

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   Gobble can mean to eat or swallow quickly, to seize eagerly, or to make a turkey sound. Learn the origin, usage, and history of this word with Dictionary.com.

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   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.

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   Gobble can mean to eat greedily or rapidly, or to make the sound of a male turkey. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of gobble from various dictionaries and translations.