gobbled; gobbling
ˈgä-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to swallow or eat greedily
2
: to take eagerly : grab
—usually used with up
3
: to read rapidly or greedily
—usually used with up
gobbled; gobbling
ˈgä-b(ə-)liŋ
1
: to make the natural guttural noise of a male turkey
2
: to make a sound resembling the gobble of a turkey
gobble
noun
Examples of gobble in a Sentence
Verb (1)
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
The last decade has seen legacy media companies stagnate or shrink as tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Google and Netflix poured resources into entertainment and sports, gobbling up companies like MGM and stealing market share from traditional Hollywood players.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
His 40-yard bunker shot was sublime and set up a 6-foot birdie on the 13th hole, the reachable par 4 that moments earlier gobbled up McIlroy and Schauffele.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
In the past several years, unspent funds from DOC vacancies have been gobbled up by shocking overtime costs that exceed $30 million monthly.
—Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
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Georgia is a top destination for the electricity-gobbling facilities, but most voters are not pleased about it.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
The last decade has seen legacy media companies stagnate or shrink as tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Google and Netflix poured resources into entertainment and sports, gobbling up companies like MGM and stealing market share from traditional Hollywood players.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
His 40-yard bunker shot was sublime and set up a 6-foot birdie on the 13th hole, the reachable par 4 that moments earlier gobbled up McIlroy and Schauffele.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
In the past several years, unspent funds from DOC vacancies have been gobbled up by shocking overtime costs that exceed $30 million monthly.
—Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobble. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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