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]