gobbets

noun

plural of gobbet
as in chunks
a small uneven mass deftly avoided stepping in a gobbet of spit on the sidewalk

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbets
  1. chunks
  2. clumps
  3. wads
  4. globs
Noun
  • When the details about the telescopes were given to the mission team, there were large chunks of information fully blacked out, the Washington Post reported at the time.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Break up your exercise into smaller chunks, such as taking a brisk half-hour walk five days a week, or even taking three, 10-minute walks five days a week.
    — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • This one grows in 3-foot-tall clumps that are soft blue-green in spring and early summer, changing to shades of orange, red and purple in fall.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In late summer or early fall, dig up the plant and divide the fleshy roots into clumps with one to three eyes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of clumps
Noun
  • Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Definition of wads
Noun
  • Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
  • Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.
    — Lucy Feldman, Time, 6 May 2026
Definition of globs
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“Gobbets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbets. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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