as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Recent Examples of gobbled
And consider doubling the batch, because it’s guaranteed to be gobbled up.
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
De Ligt gobbled up anything aerially to Viktor Gyokeres, much to the enjoyment of United fans, who jeered Arsenal’s new striker when his number came up for substitution.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
The data centers that fuel AI have already gobbled up all of the content on just about every website visible on the internet.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
Leafy cherry trees, the fruit all gone, gobbled up by us and by the birds, and trees with ripening white and flat peaches.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Across the state, corporate owners have gobbled up tens of thousands of homes and converted them to rentals and caused the makeup of neighborhoods to shift.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
This will affect the upstarts the most, some of which will probably get gobbled up by larger competitors.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
My reluctant meat eaters gobbled it down.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
The image represents a 70-times zoom-in on the original mosaic, demonstrating why so much data is gobbled up in these Euclid images.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
De Ligt gobbled up anything aerially to Viktor Gyokeres, much to the enjoyment of United fans, who jeered Arsenal’s new striker when his number came up for substitution.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
The data centers that fuel AI have already gobbled up all of the content on just about every website visible on the internet.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
Leafy cherry trees, the fruit all gone, gobbled up by us and by the birds, and trees with ripening white and flat peaches.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Across the state, corporate owners have gobbled up tens of thousands of homes and converted them to rentals and caused the makeup of neighborhoods to shift.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
This will affect the upstarts the most, some of which will probably get gobbled up by larger competitors.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
My reluctant meat eaters gobbled it down.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
The image represents a 70-times zoom-in on the original mosaic, demonstrating why so much data is gobbled up in these Euclid images.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled
Verb
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For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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My toddler devoured a small mountain of them.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wildfire smoke can impact anyone's health when inhaled.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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When dust is inhaled, the particles can collect in your lungs and lead to respiratory issues.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Gobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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