devour
ദഹിപ്പിക്കും
definition
verb
he devoured half of his burger in one bite
eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
example
Remember the population bomb, the fertility explosion set to 'devour' the world's food and suck up or pollute all its air and water?
Predators, such as ladybugs and assassin bugs, 'devour' their prey.
A child and his father watch helplessly as the Bhagirathi waters slowly 'devour' Old Tehri town.
She had been watching Hawthorne 'devour' an old Golf Digest Magazine while on a long bus ride.
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.
A snake has to shed its skin; a snake has to 'devour' its prey.
Standing by the fireplace in his living room, Frank stares at the flames as they 'devour' the torn pieces of his wedding photograph.
She needed only to get a few yards out before being able to see the flames hungrily 'devour' her house.
The wasp larvae that hatch out 'devour' their prey from the inside out, killing the egg or caterpillar in the process.
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.
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.
Leaning over, she scatters the remains of the card into the fireplace, watching the flames 'devour' it and leave behind only ashes.
And why do these kids always arrive at 5pm and ready to 'devour' any food in sight?
I'll hop in, 'devour' a couple of Penguin classics, and emerge further up the road as the most learned freeloader in Argyll.
To think that she used to 'devour' junk food at a whim.
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.
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.
He took one last long look at the woman he had once loved and watched stoically as she was 'devoured' by hungry tongues of flame.
His literate sense of the handgun equates to a read you will find yourself 'devouring' as you would a fine steak at a world-class eatery.
It also destroys cities, 'devours' forests and snuffs out lives.
Amanda read the pamphlet with great interest, 'devouring' every word and photograph.
In less than half an hour, the flames 'devoured' four buildings.
Months in the planning, the Gin Flat fire behaved beautifully, 'devouring' a thick carpet of needles and big swaths of brush.
She hit the Platters rocks, close to the shore just west of the suspension bridge, and a fire 'devoured' what remained above the water.
Jada tossed the half smoked cigarette onto the ground, and the hungry dust 'devoured' it.
Nietzsche illustrates the dynamics of the strong valuation with an infamous image of birds of prey 'devouring' defenseless lambs.
He also 'devours' books, getting through six on his last holiday.
And fire came down from God out of heaven, and 'devoured' them.
He read Aristotle, Plato, Marx and Lenin and 'devoured' both great European novels and contemporary pulp fiction in binges of late-night reading.
Then give yourself permission to stop worrying about things you can't control, so you won't be 'devoured' by fear.
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