n.
Pronunciation: ' gä-b ə l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: gob · bled ; gob · bling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: probably irregular from 1 gob
Date: 1601
1 : to swallow or eat greedily
2 : to take eagerly : GRAB ― usually used with up
3 : to read rapidly or greedily ― usually used with up