Past tense of gobble
regular verb
The past tense of gobble is gobbled. The past participle is also gobbled.
Forms of gobble
| Base form (V1) | gobble /ˈɡɒbl̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | gobbled |
| Past participle (V3) | gobbled |
| Present participle | gobbling |
| Third person singular | gobbles |
Gobbled in a sentence
- He gobbled four hot dogs in three minutes.
- The fire gulped up the kitchen cabinets and gobbled up the dazzling living room furniture.2015, Stephanie A. Pointing, From Ashes to Roses. From the entry gulp up
- One after another, gobfuls of mash are gobbled up.1989, Robert McLiam Wilson, Ripley Bogle, published 1998, page 121. From the entry gobful
- There will be another four waiting to be gobbled there, as well as a whole new mazeful of cheese bits.1982, Len Albin, Secrets of the video game super stars, page 36. From the entry mazeful
- Folks gobbled this book up because it packed intricate puzzles, propulsive plotwork, clammy paranoia, cheeky irreligiousness and armchair globetrotting into one teasingly easy-to-read brain snack.2009 June 20, Geoff Pevere, “The Century So Far: Books”, in Toronto Star. From the entry plotwork
Meaning of gobble
- verb To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up).
- noun Fellatio; a blowjob.
- noun An act of eating hastily or greedily.
Questions about the past tense of gobble
- What is the past tense of gobble?
- The past tense of gobble is gobbled.
- What is the past participle of gobble?
- The past participle of gobble is gobbled.
- Is gobble a regular or irregular verb?
- Gobble is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gobble (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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