- 1[transitive, intransitive] to eat something very fast, in a way that people consider rude or greedy synonym wolf gobble (something) Don't gobble your food like that! gobble something up/down They gobbled up all the sandwiches.
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- 2[intransitive] when a turkey gobbles, it makes a noise in its throat Phrasal Verbsgobble up
gobble
verbNAmE//ˈɡɑbl//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gobble he / she / it gobbles
past simple gobbled
-ing form gobbling
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