gobble
verb
[ ˈɡɒb(ə)l ]
• eat (something) hurriedly and noisily.
• "he gobbled up the rest of his sandwich"
Similar:
eat greedily/hungrily,
guzzle,
bolt,
gulp,
swallow hurriedly,
devour,
wolf,
cram,
gorge (oneself) on,
gorge oneself,
tuck into,
put/pack away,
demolish,
polish off,
scoff (down),
down,
stuff (down),
murder,
shovel down,
stuff one's face (with),
pig oneself (on),
nosh,
gollop,
shift,
gorb,
scarf (down/up),
snarf (down/up),
gluttonize,
gourmandize,
ingurgitate,
Origin:
early 17th century: probably from gob1.
gobble
verb
• (of a turkeycock) make a characteristic swallowing sound in the throat.
Origin:
late 17th century: imitative, perhaps influenced by gobble1.
