as in devours
to swallow or eat greedily
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Recent Examples of gobbles
Someone who gobbles up a filet mignon and mashed potatoes like a rabid animal, that’s who.
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Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
So if a tom gobbles at one or two of your calls and then goes quiet, don’t be discouraged.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Harry How / Getty Images Fantasy baseball was once the focal point of the fantasy industry, and now it’s been subsumed nearly completely by football, which gobbles up 75% of the market.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
And whenever one company gobbles up another, the predator tends to affect the prey.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
So if a tom gobbles at one or two of your calls and then goes quiet, don’t be discouraged.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Harry How / Getty Images Fantasy baseball was once the focal point of the fantasy industry, and now it’s been subsumed nearly completely by football, which gobbles up 75% of the market.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
And whenever one company gobbles up another, the predator tends to affect the prey.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbles
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.—
Allison Mais,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The chemical is particularly tough on the human respiratory system and, depending on how much a person inhales, MMA can cause everything from sore throats and cough to dizziness, nausea and, at the highest levels, damage to the nervous system, Kleinman said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gobbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbles. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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