gobble
//ˈɡɒb.əl//
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.
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.