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
  • Once Real Madrid members voted him in again, Perez kept his word by launching a tabling said amount for Julian Alvarez, which was knocked back by Atletico Madrid.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • There will be interest in him, as there was last summer, when Leeds knocked back at least one bid for the Dutchman.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Definition of knocked back
Verb
  • In addition to staying actively cleaning while doing laundry and not ticking the task off my to-do list until everything is put away, my mom has imparted a few more pieces of wisdom over the years.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
  • But the right-hander couldn’t put away Lee, whose clutch hit gave Detroit its 10th win in 13 games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of put away
Verb
  • As the two young women talked, the thirty-five-year-old man sipped the icemelt at the bottom of his glass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Inside, Rodríguez Castro sipped an Aperol spritz, then moved on to a California red wine not on the menu.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 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
  • On July 17, 2025, DiLeo got down on one knee and proposed to Gustafson in Iowa City during her WNBA All-Star break.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Midway through The Choice ceremony, Edris got down on one knee and asked Jessica Grace to marry him.
    — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of got down
Verb
  • New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Missouri were recently devoured into a national fund.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Apocalyptic footage shows a Canadian train crew trapped in their locomotive as it’s devoured by a wildfire.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 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 30 Jul. 2026.

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