as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Recent Examples of gobbling
Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Astronomers have discovered a hungry baby planet gobbling up material around an infant star located around 430 light-years from Earth.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
At its nadir, when Rayya is gobbling morphine pills and shooting cocaine and snarling at hospice nurses, Gilbert begins questioning the nature of existence.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Nelson gladly took food, typically gobbling it up with his tongue instead of holding it in his mouth, according to the paper.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Days revolve around family time on the sand, paddling on the water, and gobbling scrumptious seafood.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Claire's has been piercing ears across America since the 1970s, over time gobbling up Japanese, British and American rivals selling jewelry and accessories.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
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Is this the beginning of a long-term trend of AI gobbling up jobs?
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Astronomers have discovered a hungry baby planet gobbling up material around an infant star located around 430 light-years from Earth.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
At its nadir, when Rayya is gobbling morphine pills and shooting cocaine and snarling at hospice nurses, Gilbert begins questioning the nature of existence.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Nelson gladly took food, typically gobbling it up with his tongue instead of holding it in his mouth, according to the paper.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Days revolve around family time on the sand, paddling on the water, and gobbling scrumptious seafood.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Claire's has been piercing ears across America since the 1970s, over time gobbling up Japanese, British and American rivals selling jewelry and accessories.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbling
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This is not New York City in the 1990s but the Santa Fe of today—specifically, devouring tortilla soup and chiles rellenos at Tomasita’s, shopping at Desert Moss Vintage, and admiring the artwork at GF Contemporary, in the town’s gallery district on Canyon Road.—
Ashley Baker,
Air Mail,
16 Aug. 2025
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Medellín notes that just one species along Mexico’s northern borders numbers up to 30 million individuals, collectively devouring about 300 tons of insects every night.—
Anna Tunkova,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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To fill the void, Potato grabbed his dad's shirt and cuddled with it, inhaling the scent of his human.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Each of his patients—like everyone—is already inhaling, drinking, and eating microplastics just by living in the world.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko placed their hands on their knees, gulping in air.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Gobbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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