devouring
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de·vour
(dĭ-vour′)tr.v. de·voured, de·vour·ing, de·vours
1. To eat up greedily. See Synonyms at eat.
2. To destroy, consume, or waste: Flames devoured the structure in minutes.
3. To take in eagerly: devour a novel.
4. To preoccupy or obsess in a harmful way: was devoured by jealousy.
[Middle English devouren, from Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre : dē-, de- + vorāre, to swallow.]
de·vour′er n.
de·vour′ing·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | devouring - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" |
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devouring
adjective overwhelming, powerful, intense, flaming, consuming, excessive, passionate, insatiable He has a devouring passion for music.
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devouring
adj hunger, passion → verzehrend
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[dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ] adj (flames, jealousy) → divoratore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995