Devouring

/dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

verb

Present participle of devour; to eat (something) eagerly and in large amounts.

The hungry children were devouring the pizza within minutes.

To consume eagerly, especially in a ravenous or greedy manner.

He was devouring the book, unable to put it down.

To destroy completely or consume destructively.

The forest fire was devouring everything in its path.

From Old French 'devourer', from Latin 'devorare' meaning 'to swallow down'.

devouring hunger

an intense and overwhelming feeling of hunger.

devouring passion

a strong and intense enthusiasm or interest in something.

devouring interest

an eager and intense curiosity about a subject.

consume

To eat, drink, use up, or absorb something.

gobble

To eat something eagerly or noisily.

engulf

To swallow up; to overwhelm.

To eat something quickly and greedily.

He was so hungry, he just devoured that pizza.

To absorb information or entertainment excessively.

I spent the whole weekend devouring that new series on Netflix.