Devour - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈvaʊər|
Brit.
|dɪˈvaʊə|
verb
- destroy completely
- eat greedily (syn: guttle, pig, raven)
Fire had devoured our home
- enjoy avidlyShe devoured his novels
- eat up completely, as with great appetite (syn: consume, demolish, down, go through)- eat greedily (syn: guttle, pig, raven)
he devoured three sandwiches
Extra examples
He devoured everything on his plate.
The lions devoured their prey.
She devoured every golf magazine she could find.
He watched intently, devouring the scene before him with his eyes.
Fire devoured the house.
We are devouring the world's resources.
He devours books one after another.
His eyes devoured her.
Fire had devoured our home
She devoured his novels
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: devour
he/she/it: devours
present participle: devouring
past tense: devoured
past participle: devoured
I/you/we/they: devour
he/she/it: devours
present participle: devouring
past tense: devoured
past participle: devoured
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