verb
- ate something quickly and noisily
- made the characteristic sound of a turkey
- took or used something quickly and eagerly
Usage: past tense of gobble
Usage: past tense of gobble
Usage: past tense of gobble; often with ‘up’
Examples
- The hungry children gobbled their lunch in five minutes.
- She gobbled down the pizza before anyone else could have a slice.
- The turkey gobbled loudly in the farmyard.
- The company gobbled up its smaller competitors.
- He gobbled the candy as soon as his mother left the room.
- The investors gobbled up shares of the promising startup.