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to gobble up
[phrase form: gobble]
01
to eat something quickly and greedily, often with little regard to manners or etiquette
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
gobble
Present tense
gobble up
3rd person singular
gobbles up
Present participle
gobbling up
Past simple
gobbled up
Past participle
gobbled up
Examples
He gobbled up the pizza like he had n't eaten in days.
02
to quickly and extensively use resources, particularly money
Examples
The extravagant wedding ceremony gobbled up their savings.
03
to rapidly and eagerly consume or acquire something other than food
Examples
The enthusiastic readers gobble up every new novel by their favorite author.
