devouring

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noun

The act by which something is devoured.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of devour
noundevouring (plural devourings)

plural devourings

  1. The act by which something is devoured.

    But like all the other symbolic devourings in the novel, this one too brings its revelation.

    1982, Frederick Asals, Flannery O'Connor, the Imagination of Extremity, page 189
adjectivedevouring (comparative more devouring, superlative most devouring)

comparative more devouring · superlative most devouring

  1. That devours.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous

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avidesurientgreedydesirouswishful
Also see
aviddesirousesurientgreedywishful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

devouring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devouring

MLA

“devouring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devouring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devouring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devouring.

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