CEFR B1

devouring

verb

Meaning

devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The fire was devouring the building.
She intended to devour the book.

Synonyms: consume, devastate, gobble, gorge, overwhelm

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devouring (B1)

verb

Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)/

Definition

devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The fire was devouring the building.
She intended to devour the book.
After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.

How to Use devouring

to devour (verb pattern): Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — "The lesson showed when to devour."
devour in context (usage pattern): Check the sentence to see who does the action. — "We studied how devour works in context."

Synonyms of devouring

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