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gobble

1

[gob-uhl]

verb (used with object)

gobbled, gobbling 
  1. to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. to seize upon eagerly (often followed byup ).

    After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news.



verb (used without object)

gobbled, gobbling 
  1. to eat hastily.

gobble

2

[gob-uhl]

verb (used without object)

gobbled, gobbling 
  1. to make the characteristic throaty cry of a male turkey.

noun

  1. the cry itself.

gobble

1

/ ˈɡɒ²úÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys

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interjection

  1. an imitation of this sound

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verb

  1. (intr) (of a turkey) to make this sound

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gobble

2

/ ˈɡɒ²úÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls

  2. informalÌýto snatch

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of gobble1

1595–1605; probably imitative; gob 1, -le

Origin of gobble2

First recorded in 1670–80; variant of gabble
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of gobble1

C17: probably of imitative origin

Origin of gobble2

C17: probably from gob 1
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And they expect me to gobble up that bait, like some sort of fool?

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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.

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And that means departments whose budgets are gobbled up by providing public services every day, like police officers, care for the vulnerable or primary schools, are likely to feel the heat.

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Europa League final player ratings - who was 'heroic' and who was 'gobbled up'?

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Those ideas all came from a simple thesis: that capitalism is amoral and will gobble up anything it’s allowed to gobble up.

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