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Meanings of devour (devoured) in English
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.
2
Then it was, like a red bush in the cinders, slowly devoured.
3
The name excited his curiosity; and he eagerly devoured hundreds of pages.
4
Near the ground the oak has been half devoured by the damp.
5
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears.
6
He invested a nickel in peanuts, and the pair devoured them ravenously.
7
The lover bounced on it, and devoured it with astonishment and delight.
8
As I expected, the horses were very thirsty and devoured the lot.
9
I devoured Ruby's stew, set my travel alarm, and fell into bed.
10
We are very glad not to be in danger of being devoured.
11
She spat back most of the information she'd devoured on her rampage.
12
The Cooke when he saw the Venison devoured, lamented and wept pitifully.
13
The wolves then came down, and devoured the deer at their leisure.
14
While the carnage raged, the fire rapidly spread and devoured thirty-five houses.
15
I took pity on his fatigue, and devoured my heart in silence.
16
The foxes had dragged off their dead and wounded and devoured them.
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Devoured across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common