- present participle of devour.
devouring
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Farmers worldwide had hoped China’s 1.4 billion mouths would continue devouring more foreign produce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Davis loved to read and collect books, devouring anything from John Updike and Margaret Atwood, among other authors, a passion that necessitated having bookshelves in every room of his home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Toiling around the clock, haggard Indonesian firefighters on Borneo island cannot keep up with the blazes devouring landscapes and shrouding communities in a cloying haze.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Scavenger animals such as possums, red foxes and crows can be exposed to the virus while devouring the carcasses of infected birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
But Onion was content devouring her day’s work.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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