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Meanings of devour (devoured) in English

Portuguese
devorar
Catalan
consumir
Spanish
devorar

Eat immoderately.

        devorar
        Portuguese
        devorar
        Catalan
        endrapar
        Spanish
        tragar

        Eat greedily.

              devorar

              To eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing.

                  Usage of devoured in English
                  1
                  His mournful eyes turned in the direction indicated and devoured the scene.
                  The Man in the Twilight
                  2
                  Then it was, like a red bush in the cinders, slowly devoured.
                  Madame Bovary
                  3
                  The name excited his curiosity; and he eagerly devoured hundreds of pages.
                  Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3
                  4
                  Near the ground the oak has been half devoured by the damp.
                  Wanderings by Southern Waters, Eastern Aquitaine
                  5
                  And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears.
                  Types of Children's Literature / A Collection of the World's Bes...
                  6
                  He invested a nickel in peanuts, and the pair devoured them ravenously.
                  A Son of the City / A Story of Boy Life
                  7
                  The lover bounced on it, and devoured it with astonishment and delight.
                  Put Yourself in His Place
                  8
                  As I expected, the horses were very thirsty and devoured the lot.
                  Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
                  9
                  I devoured Ruby's stew, set my travel alarm, and fell into bed.
                  Fatal Voyage
                  10
                  We are very glad not to be in danger of being devoured.
                  Lord Dolphin
                  11
                  She spat back most of the information she'd devoured on her rampage.
                  Futures 1
                  12
                  The Cooke when he saw the Venison devoured, lamented and wept pitifully.
                  The Golden Asse
                  13
                  The wolves then came down, and devoured the deer at their leisure.
                  Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match
                  14
                  While the carnage raged, the fire rapidly spread and devoured thirty-five houses.
                  History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
                  15
                  I took pity on his fatigue, and devoured my heart in silence.
                  The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 15
                  16
                  The foxes had dragged off their dead and wounded and devoured them.
                  Crusoes of the Frozen North
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