devouring

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(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"
present participle of devour
{s} avid, greedy; passionately or excessively desirous
devour
To eat quickly, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing
devour
{v} to eat ravenously, consume, waste
all-devouring(a)
(of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating
devour
To eat fast, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing
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To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses
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destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
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If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm. She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12
devour
To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate
devour
eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
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enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
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{f} prey upon, tear to pieces; gobble, consume, gorge
devour
eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home" enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels
devour
enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels
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If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly. A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day
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eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
devour
To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon
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