devouring
devouring/dəˈvou(ə)riNG/
adjective
eating food or prey hungrily or quickly.
"the wolf is a devouring beast"
noun
the action of eating something hungrily or quickly.
"I have no discipline when it comes to the immediate devouring of burritos"
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Apr 18, 2024 · The meaning of DEVOUR is to eat up greedily or ravenously. How to use devour in a sentence.
5 days ago · a devouring emotion is extremely strong and usually causes damage: She is driven by a devouring ambition/passion.
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly:.
adjective · gobbling · gorging · gulping · insatiable · wolfish · ravenous · gormandizing · unquenchable · starving · voracious.
to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left: The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer.
/dɪˈvaʊə/ · verb. eat immoderately. synonyms: consume, down, go through. see moresee less. type of: · verb. eat greedily. “he devoured three sandwiches”.
(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous. “fierce devouring affection”. synonyms: avid, esurient, greedy · desirous, wishful.
4 senses: 1. to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously 2. to waste or destroy; consume 3. to consume greedily or avidly with.
devoutless, adj. devoutlessness, n.1576; devoutly, adv.c1325–; devoutness, n.1377 ...
On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to devouring, such as: consuming, annihilatory, corrosive, edacious, gluttonous, and voracious ...