gobble

verb

ˈgä-bəl How to pronounce gobble (audio)
Definition of gobblenext
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days

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Recent Examples of gobble Sales of German autos are plummeting in China, but China is also poised to gobble up market share in Europe by undercutting European automakers on price thanks to heavy state subsidies. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 When the Vikings regained possession Minnesota gobbled up the clock, driving the ball to the 2-yard line before ending the game with the victory formation. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026 Data centers gobble up a tremendous amount of energy, most of which still comes from fossil fuels. — Anna Zarra Aldrich, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Quasars are actively feeding supermassive black holes, so just gobbling up all the gas. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gobble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
  1. devour
  2. inhale
  3. gulp
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  • The sometimes-flippant enthusiasm with which people devour people’s real stories of loss can sting, Janus said.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • That money has helped keep the medical bills from devouring the Griffins' emergency savings.
    — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of devour
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  • Severity depends on the amount of bacteria that’s inhaled, the strain that’s involved and individual susceptibility, Vanrompay says.
    — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Apparently Robyn is the only one who has inhaled enough fresh air to recognize the friction.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhale
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  • Sang-woo, who’d previously refused to drink soju with Ho-seok and Mi-ok, gulps down a fifteen-hundred-dollar bottle of Gaja Chardonnay.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The customer gulps it down in a single stretch and drops it into a bin – visible proof of his relief, at least for this moment, from the sweltering heat.
    — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gulp

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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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