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Meanings of voracious in English

Devouring or craving food in great quantities.

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Usage of voracious in English
1
Only the constant shrieking and the cold, voracious energy confirmed its presence.
Desert places: a novel of terror
2
The wind strengthened the fire and the flames roared like voracious beasts.
The Queen Pedauque
3
I'm a voracious reader, I get through a book every few days.
The Irish Times
4
It seems the Irish have developed a voracious interest in overseas property.
The Irish Times
5
Although Obama was popular, he was not voracious in his social networking.
The bridge: the life and rise of barack obama
6
This was evidently a balance-fish-themost voracious of all the SQUALIDAE species.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
7
Like all its brethren, however, it is a swift and voracious carnivore.
Star Wars: Tarkin
8
They're presented neither as voracious predators nor as plucky battlers against oppression.
The Guardian
9
The heavy words shuffled along, giving the voracious eyes time to devour.
Maurice Guest
10
The fattest go to feed the voracious stomachs of the queen's suitors.
The Adventures of Ulysses
11
It was no wonder that the pirate ships of Armada were voracious.
The Scar
12
By this time the dogs had already begun to be very voracious.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition...
13
It would be hard to conclude that she is a voracious reader.
After dark
14
Self-taught and brilliant, he had been described as having a voracious mind.
First flight
15
Being voracious creatures, they will not want to share with their underlings.
The Wyrmling Horde
16
March had begun his breakfast with-the voracious appetite of an early-rising invalid.
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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