gobbling (up)

present participle of gobble (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbling (up)
Verb
  • The anecdote came up as part of a larger conversation Barrymore was having with her audience that day about turning over a new page after turning 50 earlier this year.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Having held all of them in contempt, the court stated that that the contempt could be purged by finally turning over all assets and records to the receiver.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Here are the standouts for quaffing beers and devouring brats.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • An AppSec assessment can helps uncover these risks by evaluating the effectiveness of existing controls, scanning practices and visibility across the application landscape.
    Rajat Sharma, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Sony and onsemi still dominate SPAD chip technology, while silicon OPA scanning precision, a key process, needs to be improved.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Gobbling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbling%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!