devour
melahap
definition
verb
he devoured half of his burger in one bite
eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
translation of 'devour'
verb
menelan,
mengganyang,
melahap,
menggasak
example
I'll hop in, 'devour' a couple of Penguin classics, and emerge further up the road as the most learned freeloader in Argyll.
Standing by the fireplace in his living room, Frank stares at the flames as they 'devour' the torn pieces of his wedding photograph.
Predators, such as ladybugs and assassin bugs, 'devour' their prey.
And why do these kids always arrive at 5pm and ready to 'devour' any food in sight?
The wasp larvae that hatch out 'devour' their prey from the inside out, killing the egg or caterpillar in the process.
A child and his father watch helplessly as the Bhagirathi waters slowly 'devour' Old Tehri town.
In New Zealand they weigh in at less than half a pound but can 'devour' any prey as large as they are and eat eggs two-and-a-half inches long.
Remember the population bomb, the fertility explosion set to 'devour' the world's food and suck up or pollute all its air and water?
In fairness, I was caught up in this book and wanted to 'devour' it as if I hadn't had anything to read but comic books for a year.
I used to 'devour' my copies of Swimming World and read about how my competitors were doing, so when I got to the meet, I knew exactly what to expect from them.
I enjoyed the episodic structure, bringing back memories of the compilation books comprised of the classic strips that I used to 'devour' as a child.
Leaning over, she scatters the remains of the card into the fireplace, watching the flames 'devour' it and leave behind only ashes.
To think that she used to 'devour' junk food at a whim.
She needed only to get a few yards out before being able to see the flames hungrily 'devour' her house.
Perhaps it's best if I just do things at my own pace - after all, even though I don't read so many books these days, I probably 'devour' more words each day than I ever have before.
A snake has to shed its skin; a snake has to 'devour' its prey.
She had been watching Hawthorne 'devour' an old Golf Digest Magazine while on a long bus ride.
It is an abstraction of the process of fire 'devouring' the turf and many colours are seen when looking up at the glass.
He 'devoured' some duck and turkey cat food while I administered a flea treatment, because he was starting to look ropey again.
Finally, after four days of movement, Buck grows tired of the chase and drags the moose to the ground, finishing him off and 'devouring' his meat hungrily.
I asked frantically as I stared at the giant flames that were 'devouring' her home.
My academic studies were also very influential - I 'devoured' Faulkner and Shakespeare, and I love their penchants for violence and suspense.
Jada tossed the half smoked cigarette onto the ground, and the hungry dust 'devoured' it.
I was so eager to share the Little House with Eliza that I introduced that world to her at a much earlier age than I was at my first meeting, reading aloud the books I had 'devoured' on my own.
I 'devoured' this book guiltily one weekend when I was a rather rude houseguest.
He also 'devours' books, getting through six on his last holiday.
Apathy was probably the word she learned in school that day or had read in the latest book she was 'devouring' .
Although I may be a 'devourer' of Romantic Fiction, I have never actually written a romance before, so this is basically a trial run for me.
People who in other countries would read light novels and popular magazines 'devoured' works on art, science, history, and above all philosophy.
Fearing I would soon be totally 'devoured' , I broke away from a pash for the second time in the space of about half an hour - surely a new record.
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