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Gobble up   /gˈɑbəl əp/   Listen
Gobble up

verb
1.
Eat a large amount of food quickly.  Synonyms: bolt down, garbage down, shovel in.






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"Gobble up" Quotes from Famous Books



... has enough to fill a volume. She needn't grudge a few to her starving friends," cried Nancy in would-be reproach. "Confide in me, Susan dear! I'll sit at your feet, and gobble up all the pearls that you drop, and perhaps in the end I may win the prize myself. I don't see why it should be taken for granted that only two girls have a chance. There's a lot of vulgar prejudice in this school, but Mr Rawdon will judge with an unbiased mind. I have thought more than once ...
— Etheldreda the Ready - A School Story • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey



Words linked to "Gobble up" :   bolt down, eat, shovel in, garbage down



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