How to Pronounce "gobble up"
expression
ˈɡɑbəɫ/ /ˈəp
GAH-buhl UHP
ɡˈɒbəl/ /ˈʌp
GOB-uhl UP
Definition
To eat something quickly and in large amounts, usually in a greedy way. Also used to mean taking over or absorbing something completely, such as a company.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɑbəɫ/ /ˈəp
British English
ɡˈɒbəl/ /ˈʌp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GAH-buhl UHP
UK
GOB-uhl UP
Listen in Context
The new app is gobbling up all my phone’s memory.
Small bookstores keep getting gobbled up by big chains.
The hungry boy gobbled up his sandwich.
The cat gobbled up all the fish.