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
Examples of gobble in a Sentence
Verb (1)
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 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
Suigo is massive, gobbles up the ball at the rim on defense and would offer a true lob threat that the Bulls have been missing.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Many Chicagoans were irate that their absentee neighbor gobbled up parkland for his private fiefdom, though center staff point out that the project really added a few extra acres to it by excising the roadway that cut the South Side off from the water.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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Verb
If there’s a blackberry or strawberry in sight, my infant grandson will gobble it up and beg for more.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 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
Suigo is massive, gobbles up the ball at the rim on defense and would offer a true lob threat that the Bulls have been missing.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Many Chicagoans were irate that their absentee neighbor gobbled up parkland for his private fiefdom, though center staff point out that the project really added a few extra acres to it by excising the roadway that cut the South Side off from the water.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobble. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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