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- [gob-uh l uhp]
- /ˈgɒb əl ʌp/
- /ˈɡɒb.l̩ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gob-uh l uhp]
- /ˈgɒb əl ʌp/
Definitions of gobble up words
- verb with object gobble up to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp. 1
- verb with object gobble up to seize upon eagerly (often followed by up): After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news. 1
- verb without object gobble up to eat hastily. 1
- transitivephrasal verb gobble up eat hungrily 1
- transitivephrasal verb gobble up use up rapidly 1
- phrasal verb gobble up If an organization gobbles up a smaller organization, it takes control of it or destroys it. 0
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Origin of gobble up
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; probably imitative; see gob1, -le
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Parts of speech for Gobble up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gobble up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gobble up
verb gobble up
- smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- trash — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- devastate — If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
- annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
Antonyms for gobble up
verb gobble up
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- fasten — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
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