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Devouring - English meaning

Devouring – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Eating food or prey hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

The wolf is a devouring beast
noun

The action of eating something hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

I have no discipline when it comes to the immediate devouring of burritos
adjective

A devouring emotion is extremely strong and usually causes damage

Usage examples:

She is driven by a devouring ambition/passion.

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吞噬

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Verslinden

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Dévorant

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Verschlingen, Verzehrend

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भक्षण

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Divorando

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삼키다

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Пожирающий

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Devorando

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- ‘down’ + vorare ‘to swallow’.

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