gobble

[US]/ˈɡɒbl/
[UK]/ˈɡɑːbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. spise hurtigt og larmende
vi. (om en kalkun) lave en lyd der minder om en kalkuns
Word Forms
Past Tensegobbled
Pluralgobbles
Past Participlegobbled
Present Participlegobbling
Third Person Singulargobbles

Phrases & Collocations

gobble up

sluge

gobble down

sluge ned

gobble food

sluge mad

gobble a sandwich

sluge en sandwich

gobble a meal

sluge et måltid

gobble snacks

sluge snacks

Example Sentences

We gobbled up the enemy.

Vi slugte fjenden.

gobbled up the few remaining tickets.

slugte de få resterende billetter.

one man gobbled up a kipper.

en mand slugte en kipper.

these old houses just gobble up money.

disse gamle huse sluger bare penge op.

this small department was gobbled up by the Ministry of Transport.

denne lille afdeling blev slugt af Transportministeriet.

The rent gobbles up half his earnings.

Huslejen sluger halvdelen af hans indtjening.

I gobbled down my breakfast and ran out of the house.

Jeg slugte min morgenmad og løb ud af huset.

The children gobbled up their food and rushed out to play.

Børnene slugte deres mad og skyndte sig ud for at lege.

Small family businesses are being gobbled up by larger firms.

Små familievirksomheder bliver slugt af større virksomheder.

Last year, the food company gobbled up the drugmaker's Gerber unit, which makes baby food.

Sidste år slugte fødevarevirksomheden medicinalproducentens Gerber-enhed, der producerer babymad.

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