gobbling (up)

present participle of gobble (up)

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  • My Chemical Romance hasn’t shared a full-length album in almost a decade and a half, but fans are clearly still devouring its discography.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Quolls are threatened by the cane toad, which was introduced to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control beetle pests that were devouring sugarcane roots.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Gobbling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbling%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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