swallow+eagerly

  • 51gobble — I. /ˈgɒbəl / (say gobuhl) verb (gobbled, gobbling) –verb (t) 1. to swallow hastily in large pieces; gulp. 2. to seize upon greedily or eagerly. –verb (i) 3. to eat hastily. {from gob1} –gobbler, noun II. [c]/ˈgɒbəl / ( …

  • 52devour — ► VERB 1) eat greedily. 2) (of fire or a similar force) consume destructively. 3) read quickly and eagerly. 4) (be devoured) be totally absorbed by an emotion. DERIVATIVES devourer noun. ORIGIN …

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  • 53devourer — devour ► VERB 1) eat greedily. 2) (of fire or a similar force) consume destructively. 3) read quickly and eagerly. 4) (be devoured) be totally absorbed by an emotion. DERIVATIVES devourer noun. ORIGIN …

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  • 54drink — ► VERB (past drank; past part. drunk) 1) take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. 2) consume alcohol, especially to excess. 3) (drink in) watch or listen eagerly to. ► NOUN 1) a liquid consumed as refreshm …

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  • 55drinkable — drink ► VERB (past drank; past part. drunk) 1) take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. 2) consume alcohol, especially to excess. 3) (drink in) watch or listen eagerly to. ► NOUN 1) a liquid consumed as refreshm …

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  • 56gobble — gobble1 [gäb′əl] n. [echoic, var. of GABBLE] the characteristic throaty sound made by a male turkey vi. gobbled, gobbling to make this sound gobble2 [gäb′əl] vt., vi. gobbled, gobbling [prob. freq. formation on base of OFr …

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  • 57POVICH, SHIRLEY LEWIS — (1905–1998), sports reporter, editor, and columnist for the Washington Post for 76 years. Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, the eighth of ten children to Lithuanian immigrants Rosa (Orlovich) and Nathan, Povich was named after his grandmother Sarah, or… …

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