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
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Verb (1)
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Like the ravenous guest at a buffet, the defense has gobbled up the fact that Buzbee appeared to backtrack a step or two on his client after that NBC News interview.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Even if the Rangers play .750 points-percentage hockey over the back half of the season, that’s still just over 100 points, which won’t be good enough as the Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes start to gobble up points on all those mediocre Eastern Conference teams.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In addition to these, there is another change that will allow players to better keep track of when Jeff is about to gobble you up with his Ultimate.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Big Oil has gobbled up countless smaller drillers following years of consolidation.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Like the ravenous guest at a buffet, the defense has gobbled up the fact that Buzbee appeared to backtrack a step or two on his client after that NBC News interview.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Even if the Rangers play .750 points-percentage hockey over the back half of the season, that’s still just over 100 points, which won’t be good enough as the Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes start to gobble up points on all those mediocre Eastern Conference teams.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In addition to these, there is another change that will allow players to better keep track of when Jeff is about to gobble you up with his Ultimate.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gobble. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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