gobble
/ˈɡɒbl/verb
उच्चारण गॉबल
गपागप खाना
Core word
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[T, I]
to eat something very fast, in a way that people consider rude or greedy; (gobble up) to use something very quickly
गपागप खाना
- gobble up resources
- The hungry boys gobbled their lunch in five minutes.
- The children gobbled up the sweets in seconds.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't gobble your food, or you will get hiccups.
- Cities gobble up farmland as they grow.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gobble (something) (up / down)
Gobble is a transitive verb; the particles up and down add the idea of finishing it all quickly.
Gobble सकर्मक क्रिया है; up और down से यह भाव जुड़ता है कि सब कुछ जल्दी खत्म कर दिया गया।
- The children gobbled up the samosas in a minute.
- He gobbled down his lunch and ran to class.
gobble (intransitive, of a turkey)
Gobble is also the noisy sound a turkey makes, and the sound itself is a gobble.
Gobble टर्की की आवाज़ भी है, और उस आवाज़ को भी gobble कहते हैं।
- The turkey gobbled loudly at the visitors.
gobble up (resources / businesses)
In a figurative sense, gobble up means to use up or take over something greedily.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में gobble up का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को लालच से खत्म करना या हड़प लेना है।
- Rising rents gobbled up most of her salary.
- Big companies gobbled up the small shops.
gobble + noun-clause: without chewing
The verb implies rude haste, so it is often found with adverbs like greedily and noisily.
यह क्रिया असभ्य जल्दबाज़ी का भाव देती है, इसलिए greedily और noisily जैसे adverbs के साथ आती है।
- He gobbled his food noisily, and his mother frowned.
+Collocations 4
gobble + particle
gobble upgobble downgobble away
- She gobbled down a plate of rice and left.
adverb + gobble
greedilyhungrilynoisilyquicklyravenously
- The boys ravenously gobbled the sweets.
gobble + object
fooda sandwicha plate of noodlesa bowl of ricesnacks
- He gobbled a plate of noodles after the match.
gobble up + abstract noun
savingsprofitstimespaceland
- Hospital bills gobbled up their savings.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's little brother gobbled up all the laddoos before the guests arrived.
मेहमानों के आने से पहले राधिका का छोटा भाई सारे लड्डू चट कर गया।
- Don't gobble your food; chew it slowly and enjoy the taste.
खाना निगलने जैसा मत खाओ; धीरे-धीरे चबाओ और स्वाद लो।
- The shop was a small one, and the new mall gobbled up its customers.
वह दुकान छोटी थी, और नए mall ने उसके ग्राहक हड़प लिए।
- She gobbled a quick breakfast and ran to catch the 7:30 local train.
उसने जल्दी में नाश्ता निगला और 7:30 की लोकल ट्रेन पकड़ने दौड़ी।
- Mobile games gobble up hours that students should spend on revision.
Mobile games ऐसे घंटे खा जाते हैं जो विद्यार्थियों को revision में लगाने चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He gobbled the food hurriedly like a hungry.
✓ He gobbled the food hurriedly like a hungry man.
'Hungry' is an adjective and needs a noun after the article.
'Hungry' adjective है और article के बाद उसे noun चाहिए।
✗ The kids gobble the biscuits up yesterday.
✓ The kids gobbled the biscuits up yesterday.
A past time word needs the past tense gobbled.
बीते समय के शब्द के साथ past tense 'gobbled' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe eating, but gobble is fast and greedy.
ये सब क्रियाएँ खाने से जुड़ी हैं, पर gobble तेज़ और लालची तरीके को दर्शाता है।
To eat very fast, greedily, often noisily.
बहुत तेज़, लालच से, प्रायः शोर करते हुए खाना।
- He gobbled his dinner.
To eat eagerly and completely; also used for reading books.
उत्सुकता से और पूरा खा जाना; किताबें पढ़ने के लिए भी प्रयुक्त।
- She devoured the novel in a night.
→Phrasal verbs 1
gobble sth up
to eat something very fast; to use something very quickly
जल्दी-जल्दी खा जाना, हड़प लेना; (पैसा या संसाधन) तेज़ी से ख़त्म कर देना
- The children gobbled up all the sweets.
- Rent gobbles up half of his salary.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Gobble up (eat or use up quickly).
Phrasal verb 'gobble up' (जल्दी से खा या ख़र्च कर जाना)।