- present participle of consume.
consuming
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Bambi, a woman in her late 60s, began consuming conspiratorial media so religiously that she set timers to make sure she didn’t miss podcasts.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“The gas market is pulling back partially in sympathy with lower oil prices and continued mild temperature forecasts across key consuming regions,” Ritterbusch & Associates says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
These findings do not mean that consuming one of these ingredients will necessarily cause high blood pressure or heart disease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Another large-scale outbreak was reported in 2011, with more than 500 cases, when five people died after consuming meat from infected hippos.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It was as if our sorrow was so consuming that there was no room for anything else.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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