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- DictionaryGob·ble/ˈɡäbəl/
verb
- 1. eat (something) hurriedly and noisily: "one man gobbled up a burger"
The meaning of GOBBLE is to swallow or eat greedily. How to use gobble in a sentence. to swallow or eat greedily; to take eagerly : grab —usually used with up; to read rapidly or greedily —usually used with up…
verb. us / ˈɡɑb·əl / gobble verb (EAT) Add to word list. [ T ] to eat quickly and sometimes with a lot of noise: [ M ] She gobbled up/down her lunch and hurried back. gobble verb (MAKE NOISE) [ I ] to make the sound of a male turkey (= a large bird) (Definition of gobble from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Check pronunciation: gobble. Definition of gobble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gobble definition: to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.. See examples of GOBBLE used in a sentence.
Gobble comes from an Old French word meaning “a mouthful” or “a lump.”. It’s related to gob, a slang term for “mouth” in the UK. Definitions of gobble. verb. eat hastily without proper chewing. synonyms: bolt. see more. verb. make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys.
May 1, 2024 · gobble in American English. (ˈɡɑbəl) (verb -bled, -bling) transitive verb. 1. to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp. 2. (often fol. by up) to seize upon eagerly. After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news. intransitive verb.
Mar 30, 2024 · gobble (third-person singular simple present gobbles, present participle gobbling, simple past and past participle gobbled) To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up) He gobbled four hot dogs in three minutes.
