GOBBLING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

gobbling 1 of 2

adjective

as in devouring

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gobbling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of gobble

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

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Tech giants racing to build AI data centers are gobbling up a growing share of memory supply, leaving less for makers of phones, laptops, and other consumer electronics. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Geese did something similar with last year’s Getting Killed, their own neutron star of an album, gobbling up the tangled lineages of rock, punk, and drone music in New York City with the ravenous appetites of kids weaned on the infinite scroll. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 For close to two decades, this crowd-pleasing pop superstar has been topping charts and gobbling up Grammys with detailed recreations of an ever-expanding array of past musical styles. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Quasars are actively feeding supermassive black holes, so just gobbling up all the gas. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 The Bottom Line AI is certainly an ever-present and enticing technology bandage, but the real competitive advantage does not lie in gobbling up every possible use case. — Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Osceola experts say these toms start gobbling in January and peak in March. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 That means schools are gobbling up real estate for bigger and larger projects to enhance the product and appeal to parents. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Aug. 2026 But there’s something else the sector is gobbling up — space in warehouses across the state. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbling

Adjective

That wall of water roared downstream, smashing and devouring.

— Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
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

Definition of devouring

Verb

But some people abuse it by inhaling it to feel relaxed or euphoric.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Tottenham attempted to offload Bissouma last summer, and the club later initiated another internal investigation after an image leaked of Bissouma inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon again.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026