Devouring: meaning, definitions and examples

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devouring

 

[ dษชหˆvaสŠษ™rษชล‹ ]

Context #1

eating quickly and greedily

Devouring means to eat something quickly and greedily. It often implies consuming a large amount of food in a short period of time.

Synonyms

consume, gobble, ingest

Examples of usage

  • She was devouring the delicious pizza as if she hadn't eaten for days.
  • The children were devouring the candies that they found in the jar.

Translations

Translations of the word "devouring" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น devorador

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคญเค•เฅเคทเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verschlingend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ melahap

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพะถะธั€ะฐัŽั‡ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ poลผerajฤ…cy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉvorant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ devorador

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yutucu

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒŒ๊ฑธ์Šค๋Ÿฝ๊ฒŒ ๋จน๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงู„ุชู‡ุงู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pohlcujรญcรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ pohlcujรบci

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅžๅ™ฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ poลพirajoฤ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ gleypandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถาฑั‚ั‹ะฟ ะฐะปัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒญแƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ udma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ devorador

Word origin

The word 'devouring' originated from the Old French word 'devorer', which came from the Latin word 'devorare', meaning 'to swallow'. The concept of devouring food quickly and greedily has been observed in various cultures throughout history, often associated with abundance, indulgence, or survival instincts.

See also: devour, devoured.