verb Download 🔗Share To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. Examples : "After a long day at school, the hungry children were devouring their sandwiches. " food action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste. Examples : "The fire was devouring the building." disaster action environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze. Examples : "She intended to devour the book." mind action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act by which something is devoured. Examples : "The devouring of the pizza slices happened so quickly that only crumbs remained on the plate. " action process food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading