verb
devour
dih-VOW-ur/dɪˈvaʊər/
To consume rapidly and eagerly.
The hungry man devours the sandwich, taking large bites as crumbs fall.
Etymology
The image is swallowing food down or eating it up entirely. This ravenous consumption also became figurative: someone can devour a book by taking it in eagerly.
In context
They use their jack-o-lantern teeth and huge jaw muscles to devour their smaller pond mates.
More examples
- She devoured the soup before it had time to cool.
- He devours every mystery novel he can find.
- We spend the morning devouring news about the discovery.
Forms
devour · devours · devoured · devouring