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consuming
[kuhn-soo-ming]
adjective
strongly and urgently felt.
a consuming need to be successful.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- consumingly adverb
- consumingness noun
- nonconsuming adjective
- quasi-consuming adjective
- self-consuming adjective
- unconsuming adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of consuming1
Example Sentences
"She spent 11 nights exposed to the elements and survived by consuming the minimal food supplies she had in her possession, and drinking water from rain and puddles," a Western Australia police statement said.
"It's extremely treacherous, time consuming. It's dirty work. It's the water still there. So, we're having to go layer by layer, peeling these off, to make those recoveries," he said.
The fire spread quickly, consuming the garage, attic and main areas of the home and sending massive plumes of dark smoke into the air above the residential street.
"They are consuming nicotine so frequently that they begin to feel anxious if they don't have it – even for the length of a double maths lesson, for example."
Appeals court judges ruled at the time that Nores did not have a role in Payne’s “obtaining and consuming alcohol†and that he could not have taken actions to prevent Payne’s death.
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