devour

/dɪˈvaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)/

verb

To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

Examples :

"After the long hike, the children devoured the sandwiches. "

food action

verb

To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.

Examples :

"The fire was devouring the building."

disaster action environment war nature

verb

To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.

Examples :

"She intended to devour the book."

mind action literature

verb

To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

Examples :

"After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief."

mind action negative

Meanings

Examples :

"After the long hike, the children devoured the sandwiches. "

Examples :

"The fire was devouring the building."

Examples :

"She intended to devour the book."

Examples :

"After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief."

Related Words

building noun

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

quickly adverb

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

devoured verb

To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

devouring verb

To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

especially adverb

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

intended verb

(usually followed by the particle "to") To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

children noun

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

sandwiches noun

A dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of bread serve as the wrapper or container of some other food.

intellect noun

The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable)

destructive adjective

Causing destruction; damaging.

hungrily adverb

In a hungry way or manner; with hunger.

greedily adverb

In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.