gobbled; gobbling
ˈgä-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to swallow or eat greedily
2
: to take eagerly : grab
—usually used with up
3
: to read rapidly or greedily
—usually used with up
gobbled; gobbling
ˈgä-b(ə-)liŋ
1
: to make the natural guttural noise of a male turkey
2
: to make a sound resembling the gobble of a turkey
gobble
noun
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Verb (1)
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images There's nothing quite like traders gobbling up $2 trillion of new equity to squash the fear out of the market.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026
The United States, which can gobble up Olympic medals and force-feed its brand of football to a happy audience across the pond, has had to cede superiority to the rest of the world, unable to even get its own term for the game to catch on.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
That was simply a result of supply and demand, with the immense interest in reviewing this tour opener from the huge national publications gobbling up the supply of media tickets available for Saturday’s show.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
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Provide for Wildlife Birds and other wildlife are more likely to gobble up developing fruit in summer because fruit provides easy access to moisture during hot, dry weather.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images There's nothing quite like traders gobbling up $2 trillion of new equity to squash the fear out of the market.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026
The United States, which can gobble up Olympic medals and force-feed its brand of football to a happy audience across the pond, has had to cede superiority to the rest of the world, unable to even get its own term for the game to catch on.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
That was simply a result of supply and demand, with the immense interest in reviewing this tour opener from the huge national publications gobbling up the supply of media tickets available for Saturday’s show.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobble. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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