to devour

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prey
To eat quickly, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing
{v} to eat ravenously, consume, waste
To eat fast, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing
To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses
destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
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
To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate
eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
{f} prey upon, tear to pieces; gobble, consume, gorge
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
enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels
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
eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon
to devour

    Hyphenation

    to de·vour

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı dîvauır

    Pronunciation

    /tə dəˈvouər/ /tə dɪˈvaʊɜr/
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