devouring
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English
Definitions
verb
- To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
- To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.“The fire was devouring the building.”
- To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.“She intended to devour the book.”
- To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.“After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.”
noun
- The act by which something is devoured.
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