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gobble

(gɒbəl)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gobbles, present participle gobbling, past tense, past participle gobbled

verb

If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily.

Pete gobbled all the stew. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: devour, swallow, gulp, guzzle More Synonyms of gobble

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]

[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]

Phrasal verbs:

See gobble down

See gobble up

gobble in British English 1

(ˈɡɒbəl)

verb

1. (when tr, often foll by up)

to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls

2. (transitive; often foll by up) informal

to snatch

Word origin

C17: probably from gob1

gobble in British English 2

(ˈɡɒbəl)

noun

the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys

exclamation

an imitation of this sound

verb

3. (intransitive)

(of a turkey) to make this sound

Word origin

C17: probably of imitative origin

gobble in American English 1

(ˈgɑbəl)

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgobbled or ˈgobbling

to eat quickly and greedily

to seize eagerly; snatch (up)

Word origin

prob. freq. formation on base of OFr gober, to swallow < gobet, gobbet

gobble in American English 2

(ˈgɑbəl)

noun

the characteristic throaty sound made by a male turkey

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgobbled or ˈgobbling

to make this sound

Word origin

echoic, var. of gabble

Synonyms of 'gobble'

devour, swallow, gulp, guzzle

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gobble

British English: gobble VERB

If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily.

Pete gobbled all the beef stew.

American English: gobble
Brazilian Portuguese: engolir rapidamente
Chinese: 狼吞虎咽地吃
European Spanish: engullir
French: engloutir
German: verschlingen
Italian: trangugiare
Japanese: むさぼり食う
Korean: 게걸스럽게 먹다
European Portuguese: engolir rapidamente
Latin American Spanish: engullir

Chinese translation of 'gobble'

gobble

(ˈɡɔbl)

vt

狼吞虎咽(嚥) (láng tūn hǔ yàn)

(verb) in the sense of devour

Definition

to eat quickly and greedily

He gobbled all the beef stew.

Synonyms

devour

She devoured half an apple pie.

swallow

Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed it.

gulp

She quickly gulped her tea.

guzzle

She had been guzzling lemonade all evening.

wolf

I was in the changing room wolfing down tea and sandwiches.

bolt

Don't bolt your food.

cram in

gorge on

pig out on (slang)

stuff yourself with

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bolt

Definition

to eat hurriedly

Don't bolt your food.

Synonyms

gobble,

stuff,

wolf,

cram,

gorge,

devour,

gulp,

guzzle,

swallow whole

in the sense of gulp

Definition

to swallow (a drink or food) rapidly in large mouthfuls

She quickly gulped her tea.

Synonyms

swallow,

bolt,

devour,

gobble,

knock back (informal),

wolf,

swig (informal),

swill,

guzzle,

quaff

in the sense of guzzle

Definition

to eat or drink quickly or greedily

She had been guzzling lemonade all evening.

Synonyms

devour,

drink,

neck (slang),

bolt,

wolf,

cram,

gorge,

gobble,

knock back (informal),

swill,

quaff,

tope (literary),

pig out on (slang),

stuff yourself with,

gormandize

Nearby words of
gobble

goal
goat
gob
gobble
gobbledegook
goblet
god

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单词	gobble
释义	Trends of gobble View usage for: gobble (gɒbəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gobbles, present participle gobbling, past tense, past participle gobbled verb If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily. Pete gobbled all the stew. [VERB noun] Synonyms: devour, swallow, gulp, guzzle More Synonyms of gobble 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] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun] Phrasal verbs: See gobble down See gobble up gobble in British English 1 (ˈɡɒbəl) verb 1. (when tr, often foll by up) to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls 2. (transitive; often foll by up) informal to snatch Word origin C17: probably from gob1 gobble in British English 2 (ˈɡɒbəl) noun 1. the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys exclamation 2. an imitation of this sound verb 3. (intransitive) (of a turkey) to make this sound Word origin C17: probably of imitative origin gobble in American English 1 (ˈgɑbəl) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgobbled or ˈgobbling 1. to eat quickly and greedily 2. to seize eagerly; snatch (up) Word origin prob. freq. formation on base of OFr gober, to swallow < gobet, gobbet gobble in American English 2 (ˈgɑbəl) noun 1. the characteristic throaty sound made by a male turkey verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgobbled or ˈgobbling 2. to make this sound Word origin echoic, var. of gabble Synonyms of 'gobble' devour, swallow, gulp, guzzle More Synonyms of gobble In other languages gobble British English: gobble VERB If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily. Pete gobbled all the beef stew. American English: gobble Brazilian Portuguese: engolir rapidamente Chinese: 狼吞虎咽地吃 European Spanish: engullir French: engloutir German: verschlingen Italian: trangugiare Japanese: むさぼり食う Korean: 게걸스럽게 먹다 European Portuguese: engolir rapidamente Latin American Spanish: engullir Chinese translation of 'gobble' gobble (ˈɡɔbl) vt 狼吞虎咽(嚥) (láng tūn hǔ yàn) (verb) in the sense of devour Definition to eat quickly and greedily He gobbled all the beef stew. Synonyms devour She devoured half an apple pie. swallow Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed it. gulp She quickly gulped her tea. guzzle She had been guzzling lemonade all evening. wolf I was in the changing room wolfing down tea and sandwiches. bolt Don't bolt your food. cram in gorge on pig out on (slang) stuff yourself with Additional synonyms in the sense of bolt Definition to eat hurriedly Don't bolt your food. Synonyms gobble, stuff, wolf, cram, gorge, devour, gulp, guzzle, swallow whole in the sense of gulp Definition to swallow (a drink or food) rapidly in large mouthfuls She quickly gulped her tea. Synonyms swallow, bolt, devour, gobble, knock back (informal), wolf, swig (informal), swill, guzzle, quaff in the sense of guzzle Definition to eat or drink quickly or greedily She had been guzzling lemonade all evening. Synonyms devour, drink, neck (slang), bolt, wolf, cram, gorge, gobble, knock back (informal), swill, quaff, tope (literary), pig out on (slang), stuff yourself with, gormandize Nearby words of gobble goal goat gob gobble gobbledegook goblet god Synonyms of 'gobble' gobble Explore 'gobble' in the dictionary
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