Translations for „gobble“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . gob·ble [ˈgɒbl̩, Am ˈgɑ:bl̩] N

gobble

Kollerlaut m

II . gob·ble [ˈgɒbl̩, Am ˈgɑ:bl̩] VB intr

1. gobble inf (eat quickly):

gobble

schlingen

2. gobble turkey:

gobble

kollern

III . gob·ble [ˈgɒbl̩, Am ˈgɑ:bl̩] VB trans

1. gobble inf (eat quickly):

to gobble sth

etw [hinunter]schlingen

2. gobble Am vulg sl (perform oral sex):

to gobble sb

jdm einen blasen vulg

gobble down VB trans inf

to gobble down ⇆ sth

etw hinunterschlingen

gobble up VB trans

1. gobble up (eat quickly):

to gobble up ⇆ sth

etw verschlingen

2. gobble up ECON fig:

to gobble up ⇆ sth (take over)

etw schlucken inf

to gobble up ⇆ sth (use up)

etw aufbrauchen [o. inf schlucken]

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

don't gobble them up all at once — eat them one at a time

schling nicht alle auf einmal hinunter — iss sie langsam

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The name derives from the verb pappare, to gobble up.

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It is so astoundingly delicious, if you set it down at kickoff your guests may gobble it down before the first series is over.

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But, of course, like with any food-tasting, all you really want to do is just gobble the whole bar up.

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Its large mouth is prognathous and allows it to gobble up prey as large as it.

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This causes a turkey to shock gobble and give away his location.

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She looks good enough to gobble up... sorry, couldn't resist the vamp joke!

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As always, reading all the terms, conditions, and exclusions will reduce the risk of unexpected add-ons that can quickly gobble up cyber savings.

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Plants developed sugary fruits millions of years ago so that sweet-toothed mammals would gobble them up and disseminate the seeds.

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Gobble was 4-1 with a 3.02 earned run average.

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In early spring, male turkeys, also called gobblers or toms, gobble to announce their presence to females and competing males.

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