gobble

¹ American  

[gob-uhl] / ˈgɒb əl /

verb (used with object)

gobbled, gobbling

1. to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.

   Synonyms:

   devour, bolt

2. to seize upon eagerly (often followed byup ).

   After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news.

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verb (used without object)

gobbled, gobbling

1. to eat hastily.

gobble ² American  

[gob-uhl] / ˈgɒb əl /

verb (used without object)

gobbled, gobbling

1. to make the characteristic throaty cry of a male turkey.

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noun

1. the cry itself.

gobble ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɒbəl /

noun

1. the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys

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interjection

1. an imitation of this sound

verb

1. (intr) (of a turkey) to make this sound

gobble ² British  

/ ˈɡɒbəl /

verb

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

2. informal to snatch

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Etymology

Origin of gobble¹

1595–1605; probably imitative; gob ¹, -le

Origin of gobble²

First recorded in 1670–80; variant of gabble

Example Sentences

In the 19th century, children gobbled chiles and mutton and turnips and jellied pig’s brain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Long ago, Mustaine learned when not to take the bait even if he sometimes gobbled it anyway.

From Los Angeles Times

During the peak of the pandemic, celebrities as well as lower-profile people of means were gobbling up Hidden Hills homes like hotcakes.

From MarketWatch

The firm acknowledges the obvious “stuff over digital” trades already gobbled up by investors.

From MarketWatch

AI companies are gobbling up memory chips and other electronic parts, and makers of those parts are snapping up materials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• devour
• gulp
• guzzle
• swallow