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Significats de devouring en anglès

(Often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous.

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Ús de devouring en anglès
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It didn't fall, however, though the fire must have been devouring it.
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And she had known nothing but waiting and devouring for so long.
Strange Sweet Song
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This was killed in a hen-house where it was devouring the poultry.
The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
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Alice was standing in the dining-room devouring a book of Greek history.
The Rebel of the School
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She sat and trembled before the devouring gaze of the great Ferriday.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
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Entwined among the leaves are curious birds and animals devouring the grapes.
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Factories and commission houses sank to red ruin before the devouring flames.
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Carew was all in all: his devouring egotism swallowed up historical association.
Bred in the Bone; Or, Like Father, Like Son: A Novel
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But a close observer could discover in him symptoms of devouring cares.
Other People's Money
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The fires had gradually burned outward, devouring the carpet of dry leaves.
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At any moment, I expected to stumble upon them, devouring their prizes.
Outpost
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All over Ireland people are devouring this grey lava like never before.
The Irish Times
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The city editor was back on the job, his eyes devouring copy.
The Vision Splendid
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Their bodies were burned by the flesh-devouring fire and eaten by jackals.
Twenty-Two Goblins
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She was listening to the play and devouring Rose with her eyes.
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This sort of bogey was supposed to ward off the devouring brood.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
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