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Meanings of devouring in English

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

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Usage of devouring in English
1
It didn't fall, however, though the fire must have been devouring it.
Complete Books of Blood
2
And she had known nothing but waiting and devouring for so long.
Strange Sweet Song
3
This was killed in a hen-house where it was devouring the poultry.
The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
4
Alice was standing in the dining-room devouring a book of Greek history.
The Rebel of the School
5
She sat and trembled before the devouring gaze of the great Ferriday.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
6
Entwined among the leaves are curious birds and animals devouring the grapes.
Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and li...
7
Factories and commission houses sank to red ruin before the devouring flames.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
8
Carew was all in all: his devouring egotism swallowed up historical association.
Bred in the Bone; Or, Like Father, Like Son: A Novel
9
But a close observer could discover in him symptoms of devouring cares.
Other People's Money
10
The fires had gradually burned outward, devouring the carpet of dry leaves.
Mohun; Or, the Last Days of Lee and His Paladins. / Final Memoir...
11
At any moment, I expected to stumble upon them, devouring their prizes.
Outpost
12
All over Ireland people are devouring this grey lava like never before.
The Irish Times
13
The city editor was back on the job, his eyes devouring copy.
The Vision Splendid
14
Their bodies were burned by the flesh-devouring fire and eaten by jackals.
Twenty-Two Goblins
15
She was listening to the play and devouring Rose with her eyes.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
16
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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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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