devouringn.

Etymology: < devour v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈvouring.

The action of devour v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > eating voraciously

devouringa1382

ravin1578

ligurition1623

gutting1633

devourment1828

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > devouring (of fire, etc.)

consuminga1398

consumptiona1398

devoration1528

devouring1577

consumation1586

obsorptionc1600

swallow1607

depredation1626

depastion1658

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Tobit xii. 3 Me myself fro the deuouring of the fish he delyuerede.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xiii. xxvi. 457 They byte other wyth vnresonable swalowynge and deuourynge.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 187^v Many times, they [sc. bees] dye of a disease that they call the great deuouring.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 74 The more ravenous devourings of the Vulture.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

devouringadj.

Etymology: < devour v. + -ing suffix².

That devours, in various senses of the word.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > devouring

nimminga1225

devouringa1382

swallowinga1400

whelmingc1440

consumingc1475

wide-mouthed1567

devoratory1647

consumptive1651

bloodsucking1658

involving1737

engulfing1761

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adjective] > eating voraciously

ravishingc1350

gluttinga1575

gullowing1598

vorant1618

ingurgitated1654

glutted1667

devouring1720

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxix. 6 Gret vois of whirlewind, and of tempest, and of flaume of fijr deuourende [a1425 fier deuowrynge].

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. G5 His biting sword, and his deuouring speare.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 140 Where the two famous Riuers Tygris..and Euphrates..become one with the same deuouring Gulph.

1720 W. R. Chetwood Voy. Capt. R. Falconer ii. 9 For fear of some devouring Creature should come and seize me.

a1770 J. Jortin Serm. (1772) VII. i. 21 Avoid the devouring deep.

1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama i. 10 Devouring flames have swallowed all.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna viii. xix. 186 Ye are the spoil Which Time thus marks for the devouring tomb.

Derivatives

deˈvouringly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adverb] > eating voraciously

greedilyc1000

frecklyc1275

ravenously?a1425

frechedlyc1450

raveningly1533

devouringly1552

locust-like1596

gulchingly1598

greedy1599

voraciously1752

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Deuourynglye, voraciter.

1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 23 It was a thing of admiration, to see how deuouringly he eat and drank.

1837 Campbell in Athenæum 11 Mar. 173/3 My Mauritanian beauties are devouringly fond of puppies. They gobble them up by litters in their couscousou.

1887 R. C. Praed Bond of Wedlock I. vii. 184 His eyes fixed devouringly upon her.

deˈvouringness n.

ΚΠ

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Diuoracità, deuouringnesse, greedinesse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	devouring
释义	devouringn. Etymology: < devour v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: deˈvouring. The action of devour v. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > eating voraciously devouringa1382 ravin1578 ligurition1623 gutting1633 devourment1828 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > devouring (of fire, etc.) consuminga1398 consumptiona1398 devoration1528 devouring1577 consumation1586 obsorptionc1600 swallow1607 depredation1626 depastion1658 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Tobit xii. 3 Me myself fro the deuouring of the fish he delyuerede. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xiii. xxvi. 457 They byte other wyth vnresonable swalowynge and deuourynge. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 187^v Many times, they [sc. bees] dye of a disease that they call the great deuouring. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 74 The more ravenous devourings of the Vulture. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2019). devouringadj. Etymology: < devour v. + -ing suffix². That devours, in various senses of the word. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > devouring nimminga1225 devouringa1382 swallowinga1400 whelmingc1440 consumingc1475 wide-mouthed1567 devoratory1647 consumptive1651 bloodsucking1658 involving1737 engulfing1761 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adjective] > eating voraciously ravishingc1350 gluttinga1575 gullowing1598 vorant1618 ingurgitated1654 glutted1667 devouring1720 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxix. 6 Gret vois of whirlewind, and of tempest, and of flaume of fijr deuourende [a1425 fier deuowrynge]. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. G5 His biting sword, and his deuouring speare. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 140 Where the two famous Riuers Tygris..and Euphrates..become one with the same deuouring Gulph. 1720 W. R. Chetwood Voy. Capt. R. Falconer ii. 9 For fear of some devouring Creature should come and seize me. a1770 J. Jortin Serm. (1772) VII. i. 21 Avoid the devouring deep. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama i. 10 Devouring flames have swallowed all. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna viii. xix. 186 Ye are the spoil Which Time thus marks for the devouring tomb. Derivatives deˈvouringly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adverb] > eating voraciously greedilyc1000 frecklyc1275 ravenously?a1425 frechedlyc1450 raveningly1533 devouringly1552 locust-like1596 gulchingly1598 greedy1599 voraciously1752 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Deuourynglye, voraciter. 1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 23 It was a thing of admiration, to see how deuouringly he eat and drank. 1837 Campbell in Athenæum 11 Mar. 173/3 My Mauritanian beauties are devouringly fond of puppies. They gobble them up by litters in their couscousou. 1887 R. C. Praed Bond of Wedlock I. vii. 184 His eyes fixed devouringly upon her. deˈvouringness n. ΚΠ 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Diuoracità, deuouringnesse, greedinesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.a1382adj.a1382
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