gobbled (up or down)

verb

past tense of gobble (up or down)
as in mouthed (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled (up or down)
  1. knocked back
  2. put away
  3. sipped
  4. gulped
  5. got down
  6. devoured
Verb
  • This comes after a first bid of €46 million was knocked back once talks with Real Madrid broke down and Rodri agreed to join the Catalans.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This dark ability is expressed by the image of people getting knocked back, one after another, as if by a magnetic field, as the villain’s telepathic abilities jump from one host to the next.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of knocked back
Verb
  • Defender Kevin O'Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Defender Kevin O’Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of put away
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  • The intimate gathering brought together beauty insiders, executives and industry leaders in one room, where attendees sipped on cocktails at the Living Room, followed by a dinner held at Faena New York’s private dining room, La Cava.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Crowe was also seen catching up with Michael Bay, who sipped on a Heineken.
    — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of gulped
Verb
  • A little over a year after their first meeting, Harry got down on one knee in November 2017 and proposed to the former Suits star.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Humphrey got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend in June.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of got down
Verb
  • Only weeks ago, the most destructive wildfire in Spanish history devoured 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in central Spain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Only weeks ago, the most destructive wildfire in Spanish history devoured 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in Ávila, in central Spain.
    — Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of devoured
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“Gobbled (up or down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled%20%28up%20or%20down%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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