as in devouring
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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Recent Examples of gobbling
Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
The snake kept gobbling its tail for a little longer, and for a little longer, some of us kept watching or involving ourselves.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
His specialty is gobbling up yards and handing the ball to an official in the end zone.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
While Americans were celebrating Thanksgiving by gobbling up turkey, stuffing and more football than is absolutely necessary, Rihanna spent the holiday weekend honoring her home country of Barbados while also sneaking in a few previously unseen pregnancy bikini pics.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2025
Since his debut in 1980, the iconic yellow has been gobbling PAC-Dots and colorful fruits while dodging his ghostly foes Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Likewise, hospital systems and private companies — often private equity firms — are increasingly expanding their reach to different regions, gobbling up hospitals, medical practices, and surgery centers.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Short-term rentals have been a hot-button issue for Nantucket, with supporters of tighter limits arguing that wealthy tourists are gobbling up all the housing options for workers and proponents of a more lax policy highlighting how important visitors are to the island’s economy.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Simon also has a track record of gobbling up other shopping center properties and outlet centers.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
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In July, thousands rallied against the influx of foreigners from the United States and Europe who are gobbling up affordable property.
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One room held a sculpture of a lion devouring an antelope.—
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The series is technically a prequel to 2017's It and 2019's It Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.—
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Thousands more firefighters, fire officers, EMTs and recovery workers are battling cancers, lung disease, heart conditions, digestive disorders and other chronic illnesses caused by inhaling Ground Zero toxins.—
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One of the trailer’s sharpest beats shows Charli screaming at Tim (Jamie Demetriou) in frustration while inhaling a cigarette.—
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The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down.—
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One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.—
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“Gobbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbling. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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