/ dɪˈvaʊə.rɪŋ / us / dɪˈvaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ / Add to word list a devouring emotion is extremely strong and usually causes damage:

The meaning of DEVOUR is to eat up greedily or ravenously. How to use devour in a sentence.

If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm. She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12. [VERB noun]

Define devouring. devouring synonyms, devouring pronunciation, devouring translation, English dictionary definition of devouring. tr.v. de·voured , de·vour·ing , de·vours 1. To eat up greedily. …

Definitions of devouring adjective (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous “fierce devouring affection” synonyms: avid, esurient, greedy desirous, wishful having or expressing …

devour something to eat all of something quickly, especially because you are very hungry synonym gobble. He devoured half of his burger in one bite. The animal quickly devoured its …

DEVOUR definition: to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. See examples of devour used in a sentence.

to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly: Fire devoured the old museum. to engulf or swallow up. to take in greedily with the …

devouring, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

At its most basic level, "devouring" describes the act of eating something voraciously. This could refer to animals consuming their prey or humans indulging in a meal with great enthusiasm.