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gobble

/ˈɡɑbl̩/ verb C2
  1. To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up) · He gobbled four hot dogs in three minutes.

He/she/it gobbles · Past gobbled · Past participle gobbled · -ing form gobbling

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Verb forms

Base form
gobble
He/she/it
gobbles
Past
gobbled
Past participle
gobbled
-ing form
gobbling

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He detested the way they had of sidling past him timidly, with sidewise glances, as if they expected him to gobble them up at a mouthful if they ventured to say a word.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 20 · C1
Lynde says he is improving every day and the first thing we know some city church will gobble him up and then we’ll be left and have to turn to and break in another green preacher.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 259 · C1

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