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adjectivestrongly and urgently felt: a consuming need to be successful. Origin of consumingconsume + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM consumingcon·sum·ing·ly, adverbcon·sum·ing·ness, nounnon·con·sum·ing, adjectivequa·si-con·sum·ing, adjective self-con·sum·ing, adjectiveun·con·sum·ing, adjective Words nearby consumingconsumer packaged goods, consumer price index, Consumer Product Safety Commission, consumer strike, consumer terrorism, consuming, consummate, consummation, consummatory behavior, consummatory behaviour, consumption Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for consumingMaybe the key, as with so many other foods, lies in consuming artificially sweetened goods in moderation. Are Artificial Sweeteners Wrecking Your Diet?|DailyBurn|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST What I mean to say is that the calories he is consuming match the calories expended—at 200 pounds, or 300 pounds, or 400 pounds. ‘The Biggest Loser’ Could Be TV’s Most Important Show Ever|Daniela Drake|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Consuming yagé is believed to be a general cure-all for almost anything: cancer, depression, alcoholism, etc. Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Whether Manwaring planned on consuming the drugs or simply had them in hopes of getting laid will be determined in court. Busted for Heroin: When Pilots Fly High|Caitlin Dickson|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He believes that consuming the spirit on a regular basis gives him the strength of a tiger and the senses of a predator. China Is Brewing Wine From Tiger Bones|Brendon Hong|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Were this one wasted shred of womanhood to disappear, I should have nothing in me but a consuming hunger after life! No people can possibly have a great future in whose life these iniquities burn like a consuming fire. The American Missionary - Vol. 44, No. 3, March, 1890|Various This may be a silent passion, repressed by pride but consuming the mind inwardly. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay These sell to wholesalers at the consuming end, who may sell to jobbers, who sell to retailers. Apple Growing|M. C. Burritt As it came to me—hills, fields, woods—the fever which had been consuming me died down. Adventures In Contentment|David Grayson
Words related to consumingexhausting, engrossing, immoderate, intense |