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Definition of gobbled : of Gobble

Synonyms:

ate, gulped, inhaled, accessed, engorged, took, pocketed, acquired, accepted, ingested, taken, admitted, devoured, absorbed, assimilated, received, inspired, swallowed, got, eaten

cooed, purred, cawed, called, mooed, bawled, grunted, chattered, growled, howled, ululated, quacked, squawked, clucked, cuckooed, cried, squealed, chirped, warbled, snorted, neighed, yelped, cackled, brayed, bleated, roared, mewed, bellowed, whinnied, crowed, barked, snarled, honked, meowed, hooted, trilled, bayed

Usage examples:

• The former gobbled it up at once, barely keeping back her laughter, but Jinny, with a little bow, put hers carefully aside on the edge of her plate, not knowing quite the 'nice' thing to do with it. - "A Prisoner in Fairyland", Algernon Blackwood.
• Once a frog crept up to her unawares and nearly gobbled her up. - "Verotchka's Tales", Mamin Siberiak.
• He did not expect them to stay long; they were gobbled up by the rules of compulsory education just about the age when they could be counted upon to follow orders. - "The Fourth R", George Oliver Smith.