as in chunk
a small uneven mass
deftly avoided stepping in a gobbet of spit on the sidewalk
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Recent Examples of gobbet
New York City schools had stopped serving the savory poultry gobbets after people found foreign objects inside them.
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Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 28 June 2023
In temperatures exceeding 800 Celsius (1,472 Fahrenheit), gobbets of fluid metal splashed and contaminated the church’s stonework throughout.
—Feargus O'Sullivan, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2019
Afterlife with Archie cheerfully drops bloody gobbets of doom on the carefree world of Riverdale.
—Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2018
But of real emotional value, this season has great gobbets.
—Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 12 Feb. 2018
The name of the sender was blacked out, but the content of the email took the committee’s entire threadbare claim to any legitimacy at all and fed bloody gobbets of that claim to the wolverines.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017
Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 28 June 2023
In temperatures exceeding 800 Celsius (1,472 Fahrenheit), gobbets of fluid metal splashed and contaminated the church’s stonework throughout.
—Feargus O'Sullivan, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2019
Afterlife with Archie cheerfully drops bloody gobbets of doom on the carefree world of Riverdale.
—Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2018
But of real emotional value, this season has great gobbets.
—Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 12 Feb. 2018
The name of the sender was blacked out, but the content of the email took the committee’s entire threadbare claim to any legitimacy at all and fed bloody gobbets of that claim to the wolverines.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbet
Noun
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In 2014, WeatherTech founder David MacNeil had the audacity to blow a large chunk of his marketing budget on his first Super Bowl spot, paying $4 million for the airtime to compete on TV’s biggest advertising stage.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The other is a smaller, more mysterious handheld chunk of willow or poplar wood that may have been used to shape stone tools, according to research published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As is seemingly requisite for a Bridgerton hunk, Benedict gets all wet and half-naked in front of the demure Sophie.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, West Side Story), who will play the quiet hunk Rocky.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Use those wads of wrapping paper leftover from a birthday, baby shower, or holiday bash to stuff the bottom and sides of the box and prevent shifting during shipping.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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Finding a small liver wad incredibly difficult.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Each clump slightly warps the spacetime around it, altering the light ray’s path much like a glass lens.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
25 Jan. 2026
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Gather the clumps of hair and dispose of them before vacuuming any remaining bits.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
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In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt, breaking up any lumps.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Sarcoidosis produces lumps or nodules in the lungs.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Jan. 2026
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With just a pea-size glob of scat, biologists can genetically decode which individual whale produced the sample.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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One pair of slippers in particular had bright red globs of liquid on the sole, along with what Gould thought at the time could be human hair.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gobbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbet. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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