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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That’s just cataloging the most obvious go-tos for these ladies who devour.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The threat is severe and constant; on Jan. 27, a dry lightning strike sparked a bushfire in Victoria that, fueled by strong winds, devoured 170,000 acres in just six hours.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star as the titular quartet, heroes who must defend the Earth against Galactus (Ralph Ineson), a ravenous space god who's hungry to devour the entire planet with the help of his herald, the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Or when the teen ensemble devoured poor Jackie in a gory cannibalism feast.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The threat is severe and constant; on Jan. 27, a dry lightning strike sparked a bushfire in Victoria that, fueled by strong winds, devoured 170,000 acres in just six hours.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star as the titular quartet, heroes who must defend the Earth against Galactus (Ralph Ineson), a ravenous space god who's hungry to devour the entire planet with the help of his herald, the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Or when the teen ensemble devoured poor Jackie in a gory cannibalism feast.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 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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