Meaning: The baby chicks eat their food very quickly.
Choice of Words:Gobble means to eat food very quickly. Quickly means in a short amount of time.
Alternative Expressions
Chicks scarf down their food.
Meaning: This means that baby birds eat their food so fast that it's like they're swallowing it whole.
Choice of Words:Scarf means to eat something very quickly, like a dog eating a bone. Down means to swallow something.
Chicks inhale their food.
Meaning: This means that baby birds eat their food so fast that it's like they're breathing it in.
Choice of Words:Inhale means to breathe in, like when you take a deep breath. When you use it to describe eating, it means to eat something very quickly, like you're breathing it in.