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gobble down

/ˈɡɒb.əl daʊn/

/ˈɡɑː.bəl daʊn/

gobble downverb

gobbled down

Past Simple

gobbled down

Past Participle

gobbling down

ing-form

/ˈɡɒb.əl daʊn/

/ˈɡɑː.bəl daʊn/

Translations

dévorerSe dit d’un repas ou d’un aliment mangé très vite et avec avidité.

He was so hungry that he gobbled down his dinner in just a few minutes.

Il avait si faim qu’il a dévoré son dîner en quelques minutes à peine.

Additional translations

engloutirPlus insistant sur la rapidité avec laquelle on mange; registre courant.

Definitions

To eat something quickly and eagerly.

He was so hungry that he gobbled down his dinner in just a few minutes.

Synonyms

wolf down

chow down