devour
verb
de·vour
di-ˈvau̇(-ə)r 
dē-
devoured; devouring; devours
1
: to eat up greedily or ravenously
devoured the turkey and mashed potatoes
2
: to use up or destroy as if by eating
We are devouring the world's resources.
3
: to prey upon
devoured by guilt
4
: to enjoy avidly
devours books
devourer
noun
Examples of devour in a Sentence
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.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The Yule Cat is a giant black cat who lurks the countryside to devour anyone who isn’t wearing new clothes.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Pavel Mintyukov’s feeble backhand pass was devoured by Hintz, who found Robertson gracefully entering the zone.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
However, this shell is too far away from the black hole to be devoured by it.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for devour
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“Devour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devour. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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devour
verb
de·vour
di-ˈvau̇(ə)r
1
: to eat up greedily or hungrily
devoured everything on his plate
2
: to use up or destroy as if by eating
fire devoured the barn
3
: to enjoy eagerly
devour a book
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