Meaning & use
gobbles
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eats something quickly and greedily.
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The dog gobbled its dinner in less than a minute.
She gobbled a sandwich between meetings without really tasting it.
A note on using this word
Also describes the sound a turkey makes, as in 'the turkey gobbles.'
Words with a similar meaning
devourswolfs down
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Words with an opposite meaning
nibbles
Another way to use it
2. verb
the characteristic throaty call made by a male turkey.
The tom turkey gobbled loudly from behind the barn.
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