gobble

//ˈɡɒb.əl//
B2Frequency Level 11Colloquial
Visual representation of gobble

Verb

gobbleInfinitive
gobblePresent tense
gobbledPast tense
gobbledPast participle
gobblingPresent participle
gobblesThird-person singular
1

To eat something quickly and greedily, often making noise.

The children gobbled up all the cookies before dinner.

2

To use up or consume something rapidly, especially resources or money.

The new project gobbled up most of our budget.

Antonym

Verb

gobbleInfinitive
gobblePresent tense
gobbledPast tense
gobbledPast participle
gobblingPresent participle
gobblesThird-person singular
1

To make the characteristic throaty sound of a male turkey.

The turkey gobbled loudly in the farmyard.

Noun

1

The characteristic throaty cry made by a male turkey.

We heard the gobble of a wild turkey in the forest.