to gobble up
01
sluka, proppa i sig
to eat something quickly and greedily, often with little regard to manners or etiquette
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
skiljbar
partikel
up
grundverb
gobble
presens
gobble up
3:e person singular
gobbles up
presens particip
gobbling up
enkelt preteritum
gobbled up
perfekt particip
gobbled up
Exempel
He gobbled up the pizza like he hadn't eaten in days.
Han slevade i sig pizzan som om han inte ätit på dagar.
02
sluka, slösa bort
to quickly and extensively use resources, particularly money
Exempel
The extravagant wedding ceremony gobbled up their savings.
Den extravaganta bröllopsceremonin slukade deras besparingar.
03
sluka, frossa i sig
to rapidly and eagerly consume or acquire something other than food
Exempel
The enthusiastic readers gobble up every new novel by their favorite author.
De entusiastiska läsarna slukar varje ny roman av sin favoritförfattare.
