devour
کھا
definition
verb
he devoured half of his burger in one bite
eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
example
And why do these kids always arrive at 5pm and ready to 'devour' any food in sight?
She needed only to get a few yards out before being able to see the flames hungrily 'devour' her house.
To think that she used to 'devour' junk food at a whim.
Predators, such as ladybugs and assassin bugs, 'devour' their prey.
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.
Remember the population bomb, the fertility explosion set to 'devour' the world's food and suck up or pollute all its air and water?
I'll hop in, 'devour' a couple of Penguin classics, and emerge further up the road as the most learned freeloader in Argyll.
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.
Standing by the fireplace in his living room, Frank stares at the flames as they 'devour' the torn pieces of his wedding photograph.
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 child and his father watch helplessly as the Bhagirathi waters slowly 'devour' Old Tehri town.
A snake has to shed its skin; a snake has to 'devour' its prey.
Leaning over, she scatters the remains of the card into the fireplace, watching the flames 'devour' it and leave behind only ashes.
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.
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.
It creeps in gradually enveloping the earth, 'devouring' the last traces of the struggling dusk.
The semi-annual issuance of the INFORMANT was eagerly awaited, and serious players literally 'devoured' its contents from cover to cover.
It also destroys cities, 'devours' forests and snuffs out lives.
Instead, his mouth curved into a smile, resembling a wolf just before 'devouring' his prey.
Here the story picks up as the tormented 'devourer' of souls tries to escape his captor, the omnipresent octopus-like Elder God.
I let him think while the candle 'devoured' my envelope.
Jada tossed the half smoked cigarette onto the ground, and the hungry dust 'devoured' it.
So powerful was Doc's association of reading with eating, that he not only 'devoured' books as a boy, but he also voraciously read cereal boxes if the paper was not at hand.
I 'devoured' this book guiltily one weekend when I was a rather rude houseguest.
The piece of pita bread lay untouched as we 'devoured' the food.
My academic studies were also very influential - I 'devoured' Faulkner and Shakespeare, and I love their penchants for violence and suspense.
The fire crackled as it 'devoured' the leaves and wood.
Sudalai Madan, who 'devours' non-vegetarian food after consuming litres of arrack or toddy has to content himself with the sweet prepared by them.
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