Sentence:  We devoured the food, and all along we three boys were bubbling with excitement, telling Mom about the hole. As Dad "<WSD>hoovered</WSD>" away, slurping, chewing, gulping, and snorting, Rudy said, "Mom, you would not believe the hole; it's beautiful. Jeffrey designed it and we dug it together ... even Berto helped." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner.