Definition of Gobble
Gobble
gob·ble


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to eat or swallow something quickly and greedily, and usually noisily and/or in large bites;

e.g. We began to gobble our lunch because we had skipped breakfast and were very hungry.

(verb)
to consume something quickly and/or greedily;

e.g. If we don't arrive at the bookstore early, people will gobble up all of the copies of the book before we can buy one.

(verb)
to make a guttural sound similar to the natural call of a turkey;

e.g. The children began to gobble and chase the turkeys around the pen.



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