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gobble something up — … Useful english dictionary
gobble — gobble1 verb (often gobble something up) eat hurriedly and noisily. ↘use a large amount of (resources) very quickly. Derivatives gobbler noun Origin C17: prob. from gob2. gobble2 verb (of a turkeycock) make a characteristic swallowing sound in… … English new terms dictionary
gobble — Ⅰ. gobble [1] ► VERB (often gobble up) 1) eat hurriedly and noisily. 2) use a large amount of (something) very quickly. DERIVATIVES gobbler noun. ORIGIN probably from GOB(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
gobble — gob|ble [ˈgɔbəl US ˈga: ] v informal [Sense: 1; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from gob] [Sense: 2; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From the sound] 1.) also gobble up/down [I and T] to eat something very quickly, especially in an impolite or ↑greedy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gobble — gob|ble [ gabl ] verb 1. ) gobble or gobble down or gobble up intransitive or transitive to eat something quickly and often noisily 2. ) intransitive to make the sound made by a TURKEY ,gobble up phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL 1. ) to use a lot … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gobble — verb informal 1 (I, T) also gobble up to eat something very quickly or in a way people do not consider polite: Don t gobble your food! 2 (T) also gobble up to finish a supply of something quickly: Inflation has gobbled up our wage increases. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gobble — UK [ˈɡɒb(ə)l] / US [ˈɡɑb(ə)l] verb Word forms gobble : present tense I/you/we/they gobble he/she/it gobbles present participle gobbling past tense gobbled past participle gobbled 1) gobble or gobble down or gobble up [transitive] to eat something … English dictionary
gobble — {{11}}gobble (1) eat greedily, c.1600, probably partly echoic, partly frequentative of gob, via gobben drink something greedily. Related: Gobbled; gobbling. {{12}}gobble (2) make a turkey noise, 1670s, probably imitative, perhaps influenced by… … Etymology dictionary
gobble up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gobble up : present tense I/you/we/they gobble up he/she/it gobbles up present participle gobbling up past tense gobbled up past participle gobbled up informal 1) to use a lot of something very quickly The… … English dictionary
gobble up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If an organization gobbles up a smaller organization, it takes control of it or destroys it. [V P n (not pron)] Banc One of Ohio has built an empire in the mid west by gobbling up smaller banks. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB To… … English dictionary
