Gob·ble v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gobbled p. pr. & vb. n. Gobbling ]
1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
Supper gobbled up in haste. --Swift.
2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.
He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation. --Goldsmith.
To gobble up, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly. [Slang]