Meaning & use
gobble
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to eat food quickly and greedily, often in large mouthfuls
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He gobbled his breakfast in two minutes before racing out the door.
The puppy gobbled up every treat we gave her.
A note on using this word
Gobble is informal and usually implies a lack of manners; it's also the word for the loud, gurgling call a male turkey makes.
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Words with an opposite meaning
nibble
Another way to use it
2. noun
the loud, gurgling cry made by a male turkey
The tom turkey let out a gobble from behind the barn.
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