gobble

verb
UK: /ˈɡɒb.əl/
US: /ˈɡɑː.bəl/

  1. To eat food quickly and often noisily.

    1. The dog will gobble his food if you let him.
    2. She tends to gobble down her lunch during her short break.

  2. To use something quickly and greedily, often spending a lot of money.

    1. He will gobble all the sweets secretly.
    2. The new project threatens to gobble up a significant portion of our budget.

Synonyms

devour mumble swallow gulp consume
gobble noun

  1. The sound made by a turkey.

    1. I heard the gobble of a turkey nearby.
    2. The farm was filled with the sounds, like gobble, from the turkeys.
gobble intransitive-verb

  1. To make a loud, gurgling sound in the throat.

    1. I heard the turkeys gobble in the yard.
    2. The sound of turkeys gobbling filled the autumn air as they prepared for winter.
gobble transitive-verb

  1. To say something rapidly and indistinctly.

    1. He will gobble his lines during the play.
    2. Sometimes nervous speakers gobble out their words, making them hard to understand.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "gobble" in English means: To eat food quickly and often noisily., To use something quickly and greedily, often spending a lot of money..

The phonetic transcription of "gobble" is /ˈɡɒb.əl/ in British English and /ˈɡɑː.bəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "gobble": devour, mumble, swallow, gulp, consume.

Example usage of "gobble": "The dog will gobble his food if you let him.". More examples on the page.