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gobbling down

gobbling down is the present participle and gerund of gobble down.

Meaning of gobble down

Verb

gobble down (third-person singular simple present gobbles down, present participle gobbling down, simple past and past participle gobbled down)

  1. Synonym of gobble up.
    • The average person kind of just gobbles down the same dozen meals and doesn’t really think much about food.1995 August 6, Geraldine Baum, quoting Michael Jacobson, “Do They Enjoy Really Being Dinner Party Don’t-Invite-’ems? […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications...
    Synonyms:
    gobble up

Questions about gobbling down

What is gobbling down the present participle and gerund of?
Gobbling down is the present participle and gerund of gobble down.

Words near gobbling down in the dictionary

  1. gobbles
  2. gobbles down
  3. gobbles up
  4. gobblesome
  5. gobbling
  6. gobbling down
  7. gobbling up
  8. gobblings
  9. gobbly
  10. gobbly-gook
  11. gobblygook

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