gobble up
Third Person
gobbles up
Present Participle
gobbling up
Past Tense
gobbled up
Past Participle
gobbled up
1
to eat something quickly and greedily, often with little regard to manners or etiquette
- He gobbled up the pizza like he hadn't eaten in days.
- She loves chocolate so much that she gobbles up every chocolate bar in the house.
- The dog gobbled up his dinner in seconds.
- The kids always gobble their candy up as soon as they get it.
- Yesterday, they gobbled up all the cookies I baked.
Synonyms:
2
to quickly and extensively use resources, particularly money
- The extravagant wedding ceremony gobbled up their savings.
- The renovation project gobbled most of the company's budget up.
- The unexpected medical expenses gobbled their financial resources up in no time.
- His expensive hobbies, like collecting vintage cars, have been gobbling up his wealth over the years.
- The high cost of college tuition can gobble up a family's savings.
3
to rapidly and eagerly consume or acquire something other than food
- The enthusiastic readers gobble up every new novel by their favorite author.
- The real estate investors gobbled up all available properties in the area, driving up prices.
- The company gobbled all available office space up for their new headquarters.
- She had a passion for reading and would gobble up books every weekend.