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
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Verb (1)
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
For too long, promised tax relief has been gobbled up by higher appraisals and wasteful government spending.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
These objects’ whole shtick, after all, is gobbling up stuff, so two of them trying to eat each other feels inevitable.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Now, instead of dividing, cells focus on self-repair, gobbling up aged and nonfunctioning components and recycling them in a process called autophagy.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Thirty-five years ago, moviegoers gobbled up director Jonathan Demme‘s thriller that hit theaters in the dead of winter.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
For too long, promised tax relief has been gobbled up by higher appraisals and wasteful government spending.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
These objects’ whole shtick, after all, is gobbling up stuff, so two of them trying to eat each other feels inevitable.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Now, instead of dividing, cells focus on self-repair, gobbling up aged and nonfunctioning components and recycling them in a process called autophagy.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobble. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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