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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Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2025
However, the oil industry looks more resilient today because of a wave of consolidation in which Big Oil companies with powerful balance sheets gobbled up smaller players.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
But Carney squirmed a bit as Trump riffed on his contentious plan for the U.S. to gobble up Canada.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Each member of that trio was on the ice for 1:16 when Byfield gobbled up a loose puck along the boards, walked in and beat Skinner.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Though many of the old artists’ residences have been gobbled up by new high-rises, pockets of nostalgia persist on the streets of New York’s NoHo neighborhood.
—Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2025
However, the oil industry looks more resilient today because of a wave of consolidation in which Big Oil companies with powerful balance sheets gobbled up smaller players.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
But Carney squirmed a bit as Trump riffed on his contentious plan for the U.S. to gobble up Canada.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Each member of that trio was on the ice for 1:16 when Byfield gobbled up a loose puck along the boards, walked in and beat Skinner.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobble. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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