devouring

de·vour  (d-vour)

tr.v. de·voured, de·vour·ing, de·vours

1. To eat up greedily. See Synonyms at eat.

2. To destroy, consume, or waste: Flames devoured the structure in minutes.

3. To take in eagerly: devour a novel.

4. To prey upon voraciously: was devoured by jealousy.

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[Middle English devouren, from Old French devourer, from Latin dvorre : d-, de- + vorre, to swallow.]

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de·vourer n.

de·vouring·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

devouring - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" avid, esurient, greedy desirous, wishful - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"

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devouring

adjective overwhelming, powerful, intense, flaming, consuming, excessive, passionate, insatiable