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gobble in English
- gobble⇄expr. gobble up,
a. (U.S. Informal.) to seize upon eagerly.
Ex. To sell it ... not to have it gobbled up by speculators (Thomas Jefferson).
b. to devour; eat away.
Ex. While gobbling up huge quantities of new steel, the auto ind - gobble⇄gobble (1), verb, -bled,-bling.
- gobble⇄gobble (2), verb, -bled,-bling,noun.
- gobble⇄noun the throaty sound that a male turkey makes.
- gobble⇄v.i. to eat fast and greedily.
- gobble⇄v.i. to make the characteristic throaty sound of a male turkey or a sound like it.
Ex. Regiments of turkeys were gobbling through the farm-yard (Washington Irving). - gobble⇄v.t. 1. to eat fast and greedily; swallow hurriedly in large mouthfuls; gulp.
Ex. He gobbled the ice cream so fast he got a headache.
(SYN) bolt.
2. (U.S. Slang.) to seize upon graspingly or greedily; lay hold of; collar.