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单词 devouring
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Definition of devouring in English:

devouring

adjective dɪˈvaʊərɪŋdəˈvaʊ(ə)rɪŋ

  • 1Eating food or prey hungrily or quickly.

    the wolf is a devouring beast
    1. 1.1 (of fire or a similar force) destructively consuming.
      before him is a devouring fire
    2. 1.2 (of an unpleasant feeling) totally absorbing.
      a devouring sense of loneliness
noundɪˈvaʊərɪŋdəˈvaʊ(ə)rɪŋ
mass noun

  • The action of eating something hungrily or quickly.

    I have no discipline when it comes to the immediate devouring of burritos

Definition of devouring in US English:

devouring

adjectivedəˈvou(ə)riNGdəˈvaʊ(ə)rɪŋ

  • 1Eating food or prey hungrily or quickly.

    the wolf is a devouring beast
    1. 1.1 (of fire or a similar force) destructively consuming.
      before him is a devouring fire
    2. 1.2 (of an unpleasant feeling) totally absorbing.
      a devouring sense of loneliness
noundəˈvou(ə)riNGdəˈvaʊ(ə)rɪŋ

  • The action of eating something hungrily or quickly.

    I have no discipline when it comes to the immediate devouring of burritos
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