Synonyms for gobble up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gob-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒb əl |
Top 10 synonyms for gobble up Other synonyms for the word gobble up
- absorb
- accomplish
- annex
- banquet
- be greedy
- beg borrow or steal
- bolt
- break
- break bread
- breakfast
- burst
- capture
- chalk up
- chow down
- come by
- compass
- cop
- corral
- crack
- cram
- decimate
- defeat
- devastate
- devour
- digest
- dilapidate
- dine
- dismantle
- dispatch
- dispose of
- drum up
- earn
- eat
- effect
- fall to
- feast upon
- feed
- fetch
- flatten
- gain
- gather
- get at
- get hold of
- get one's hands on
- glean
- gobble up
- gorge
- gormandize
- grab
- grab all of
- graze
- have
- have a bite
- have a meal
- have all to oneself
- have for
- hoard
- ingest
- inhale
- inherit
- invade
- knock down
- lay up
- level
- lunch
- make pig of oneself
- make use of
- masticate
- monopolize
- munch
- nab
- nibble
- nosh
- obliterate
- occupy
- overthrow
- overturn
- partake of
- peck at
- pick
- pick up
- pig out
- polish off
- pork out
- procure
- pulverize
- purchase
- put away
- put in toilet
- raze
- reach
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- retrieve
- ruin
- ruminate
- salvage
- save
- scarf
- scoff
- score
- scrape together
- scrape up
- secure
- seize
- sink
- smash
- snack
- snag
- sup
- swallow
- take
- take apart
- take food
- take in
- take nourishment
- take out
- tear down
- torpedo
- total
- trash
- undo
- wangle
- wax
- win
- wipe off map
- wolf
- wrack
- wreck
Définition of gobble up
Origin :- "eat greedily," c.1600, probably partly echoic, partly frequentative of gob, via gobben "drink something greedily." Related: Gobbled; gobbling.
- As in obtain : verb get, acquire
- As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
- As in eat : verb consume food
- As in hog : verb be selfish
- By Jove, it looks as if we'd gobble up Patterson for breakfast!
- Extract from : « The Battle Ground » by Ellen Glasgow
- He was probably watching for an opportunity to gobble up the goldfish.
- Extract from : « Our Young Folks--Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 » by Various
- Why would you kill a creature that will gobble up your troubles?
- Extract from : « Natalie: A Garden Scout » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
- He watches the odd creatures eagerly as they gobble up the seed.
- Extract from : « Jean Francois Millet » by Estelle M. Hurll
- With a terrible roar he advanced to gobble up Peach-Prince, when the dog ran behind and bit the oni in the leg.
- Extract from : « Japanese Fairy World » by William Elliot Griffis
- It was funny, when she broke down, to see her gobble up three hard-boiled eggs faster than M—— could peel them for her!
- Extract from : « A Journal from Japan » by Marie Carmichael Stopes
- Now if we stop here long all these fellows on the trail will get into Dawson ahead of us and gobble up the claims.
- Extract from : « The Trail of a Sourdough » by May Kellogg Sullivan
- It was that a number of moths and winged insects were attracted by the flames, which they followed to gobble up.
- Extract from : « My First Voyage to Southern Seas » by W.H.G. Kingston
- From the first she said Burmaster was out to gobble up all the best land for hisself.
- Extract from : « Hoofbeats on the Turnpike » by Mildred A. Wirt
- Did ever before the fingers of ogresses go with such rapidity to strip the clothes that they might gobble up the body?
- Extract from : « At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts » by James McLevy
Antonyms for gobble up
- abstain
- build
- construct
- create
- disperse
- distribute
- divide
- endanger
- fail
- fasten
- fix
- forfeit
- forsake
- free
- give
- give up
- harm
- help
- hurt
- let go
- lose
- maintain
- mend
- miss
- misunderstand
- offer
- open
- plant
- preserve
- produce
- raise
- rebuild
- release
- repair
- restore
- sacrifice
- scatter
- spend
- squander
- strengthen
- surrender
- throw away
- waste
- yield
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