gobble — to eat food quickly and noisily
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to eat food quickly and noisily
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡɑːbəl/
Korean meaning: 음식을 빠르고 시끄럽게 먹다, 게걸스럽게 먹다
Korean pronunciation: **가**블
Example Sentences
- Don't gobble your pizza like a hungry monster!
- The students gobbled up the free cookies in seconds.
- My cat gobbles his food so fast, I worry he'll choke.
gobble
VERB//ˈɡɑːbəl//
to eat food quickly and noisily
💡 Concept
Eating food quickly and noisily
🎵 Rhyme
Hobble to the table, then gobble and wobble!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈɡɑːbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɡɒbəl/
🌳Etymology
Rootgobble
Origin
From Middle English and imitative in origin, likely derived from the sound 'gob' which represents the act of eating quickly. The word is onomatopoetic, mimicking the sounds associated with rapid, noisy eating.
🎵Rhyme
wobblehobblebobble
wobble
hobble
bobble
🔗Collocations
gobble up
gobble down
gobble food
gobble turkey
gobble quickly
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Don't gobble your pizza like a hungry monster!”
“The students gobbled up the free cookies in seconds.”
“My cat gobbles his food so fast, I worry he'll choke.”
“The company will gobble up smaller competitors.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
devourgulpwolf downscarfbolt
Antonyms
nibblepick atsavor
Related
turkeyswallowconsumefeastmunch
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