consuming
adjective
con·sum·ing
kən-ˈsü-miŋ 
: deeply felt : ardent
a consuming interest
also
: engrossing
Examples of consuming in a Sentence
didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming
Recent Examples on the Web
Making the leap to full-time guiding came after long hours and a pivotal conversation with his wife, his biggest supporter and accountability partner, who encouraged him to pursue life around his most consuming obsession.
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Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
What researchers do know is how consuming weed alters sleep patterns.
—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
Not to intimidate you more, but Venus in Cancer is pulling you into deeper emotional territory, and your one-on-one relationships are suddenly more consuming than casual.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
The cramps that felt sharper, deeper, more consuming than what friends described.
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Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
But that’s a less consuming point to Kelce now than ever before.
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Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
The hero is Alice, wife to Jack, who finds a job in the all-consuming but rather mysterious Victory Project.
—
James Medd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Sep. 2022
For Stone, who now lives in South Carolina, one of the most consuming challenges was the anxiety of setting a camera trap and then walking away, sometimes for days at a time, with no control over what might happen next.
—
Steven Bedard,
Discover Magazine,
26 Nov. 2019
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Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
What researchers do know is how consuming weed alters sleep patterns.
—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
Not to intimidate you more, but Venus in Cancer is pulling you into deeper emotional territory, and your one-on-one relationships are suddenly more consuming than casual.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
The cramps that felt sharper, deeper, more consuming than what friends described.
—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
But that’s a less consuming point to Kelce now than ever before.
—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
The hero is Alice, wife to Jack, who finds a job in the all-consuming but rather mysterious Victory Project.
—
James Medd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Sep. 2022
For Stone, who now lives in South Carolina, one of the most consuming challenges was the anxiety of setting a camera trap and then walking away, sometimes for days at a time, with no control over what might happen next.
—
Steven Bedard,
Discover Magazine,
26 Nov. 2019
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“Consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consuming. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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