gobble
To eat hastily or greedilyTo eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)
» Tom gobbled down the food.
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3 sensesTo eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)
He gobbled four hot dogs in three minutes.
schlingen, verschlingen, hinunterschlingen
пожиратьpožiratʹ, поглоща́тьpogloščátʹ
же́ртиžérty, зжира́тиzžyráty, зже́ртиzžérty
eat hastily without proper chewing
(ambitransitive)Of a turkey, to make its characteristic vocalisation; also, used of certain other birds.
make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys
(ambitransitive)To make the sound of a turkey.
kollern
кулды́катьkuldýkatʹ
ги́катиhýkaty
Examples
20 sentencesTom gobbled down the food.
The masses are gobbling it up.
ruПипл хавает. — marafon
He gobbled down the herring salad.
ruОн уплетал селёдочный салат. — Balamax
The children eagerly gobbled up the cake.
Tom gobbled up everything I had stashed away.
ruТом слопал всё, что я припрятал. — sharptoothed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gobben (“to drink or swallow greedily”), of uncertain origin + -le (frFrom Middle English gobben (“to drink or swallow greedily”), of uncertain origin + -le (frequentative suffix). Middle English gobben is perhaps an alteration of Middle English globben (“to gulp down”), related to English gulpen (“to gulp”). However, compare also French gober.
Onomatopoetic of the sound of a turkey.
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Forms
gobbles, gobbling, gobbled, gobbledPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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