gobbling (up)

Definition of gobbling (up)next
present participle of gobble (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbling (up)
Verb
  • Val Chmerkovskiy reveals diagnosis BPPV causes brief periods of dizziness and is often set off by changes in the head's position, like lying down, turning over or sitting up in bed, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The Panthers then went on a 16-7 run to pull ahead by a dozen, before MC stopped turning over the ball and trimmed the deficit at the half to 34-28.
    Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Early in the premiere, M brags about her party guests devouring her fancy salad.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Somali immigrants in Minnesota devouring residents’ cats and dogs?
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Similar large-scale digitization efforts—such as the openVertebrate Project, led by the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Blackburn, which involved scanning thousands of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians—have begun transforming how biologists study anatomy.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Gillespie said the bill would require machines capable of digitally scanning ballots while preserving copies that could be reviewed later if questions arise about the vote count.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Gobbling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbling%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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