as in devouring
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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
Matt Degen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
This peak in gobbling activity usually lasts one to two hours, but mating gobblers can often be called up at any time of day.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
As the fungi extended more hyphae, the branching network pulsed and gradually expanded into a nutrient-gobbling lace.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
What to read next Poplawski thinks that by gobbling up antimatter, primordial black holes could have gotten a head start on these growth processes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The program was created in 2023 in response to a glut of out of state private investors gobbling up Milwaukee homes – often in bulk – robbing residents of the chance to become homeowners.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Microscopic black particles called astrophage are gobbling the energy of every star including the sun.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Spring is the breeding season for wild turkeys, with gobblers gobbling to attract hens.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
To combat them, the demons form their own rival K-pop boy band, dubbed the Saja Boys, stealing HUNTR/X's fans and gobbling up their souls for their demon master.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Those coming of age in the 1990s embraced grunge over disco, others in the aughts traded a Discman for an iPod and youth of today are now confounding everyone by gobbling up physical media and buying secondhand clothes.
—Matt Degen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
This peak in gobbling activity usually lasts one to two hours, but mating gobblers can often be called up at any time of day.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
As the fungi extended more hyphae, the branching network pulsed and gradually expanded into a nutrient-gobbling lace.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
What to read next Poplawski thinks that by gobbling up antimatter, primordial black holes could have gotten a head start on these growth processes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The program was created in 2023 in response to a glut of out of state private investors gobbling up Milwaukee homes – often in bulk – robbing residents of the chance to become homeowners.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Microscopic black particles called astrophage are gobbling the energy of every star including the sun.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Spring is the breeding season for wild turkeys, with gobblers gobbling to attract hens.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
To combat them, the demons form their own rival K-pop boy band, dubbed the Saja Boys, stealing HUNTR/X's fans and gobbling up their souls for their demon master.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbling
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Family drama fueled by Dorothy's world-devouring, man-eating antics aside, Scarpetta is also aiming to separate itself from the competition by leveraging a unique narrative structure that essentially adapts two of Cornwell's books in a single season.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Mar. 2026
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When a degraded grassland returns to health, the ground heaves up, as if inhaling with relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Humans are evolutionarily designed for hunting and gathering — not for lifting 50-pound boxes for eight hours straight or inhaling toxic dust in an industrial sanding booth.—
Vivek Ranadive,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Gobbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbling. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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