Antonyms for gobble up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : gob-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒb əl

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for gobble up

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