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Definition of all-consuming in English: all-consumingadjective Completely filling one's mind and attention; obsessive. the period was one of fiery, all-consuming work for Van Gogh an intimate, all-consuming relationship Example sentencesExamples - Wuthering Heights recounts the all-consuming passion between Heathcliff and Cathy, a love that breeds jealousy, revenge, and tragedy - excellent ingredients for a ballet.
- For Ayres the practice of painting is all-consuming.
- With the Senate gearing up for an all-consuming battle over judicial nominations, Congress has no time to waste.
- "Some of the older managers have warned me that if you're not careful, these all-consuming jobs can ruin your family," he says.
- For many years, her mother and Lilette's father were involved in an illicit, passionate and all-consuming affair.
- An American psychiatrist based in Vienna begins an affair with one of his patients, and is drawn into an all-consuming passion that threatens to destroy them both.
- For many women the wish to conceive can be all-consuming.
- The all-consuming fervor of the election is subsiding, leaving the president the thankless task of wrestling with the same uncooperative economy that dogged him throughout his first term.
- The rave scene with its sweaty, all-consuming, Ecstasy driven communal rush quickly ballooned into an ideal mode of life for some and a popular weekend event for thousands of others.
- The desire to find some kind of Christmas peace became all-consuming.
- Taking over the state broadcasting system became an all-consuming obsession.
- While there is a strong spiritual component to their existence, it is not all-consuming.
- Theirs is an all-consuming love - compulsive, illicit and ultimately futile.
- His work was all-consuming, often at the expense of those he loved, and he pursued his ambitions ruthlessly and selfishly.
- She makes a convincing argument for finding a life beyond acting and not letting the business of show business be all-consuming.
- Being a reporter is one of the few genuinely all-consuming professions.
- Blogging - if it's done well - has evolved into an all-consuming art.
- Despite the all-consuming nature of running a ski area, the Muellers never pushed their children to get involved with the family business.
- Life balance is important, so work shouldn't be all-consuming.
- The book's exultation of romantic selfhood and all-consuming passion was another source of worry for Victorian critics.
Synonyms consuming, compulsive, dominating, controlling, obsessional, addictive, fanatical, fanatic, neurotic, excessive, besetting, gripping, haunting, tormenting, inescapable
Definition of all-consuming in US English: all-consumingadjectiveˌɔlkənˈsumɪŋˌôlkənˈso͞omiNG Completely filling one's mind and attention; obsessive. the period was one of fiery, all-consuming work for Van Gogh an intimate, all-consuming relationship Example sentencesExamples - Life balance is important, so work shouldn't be all-consuming.
- The all-consuming fervor of the election is subsiding, leaving the president the thankless task of wrestling with the same uncooperative economy that dogged him throughout his first term.
- Taking over the state broadcasting system became an all-consuming obsession.
- For Ayres the practice of painting is all-consuming.
- "Some of the older managers have warned me that if you're not careful, these all-consuming jobs can ruin your family," he says.
- Despite the all-consuming nature of running a ski area, the Muellers never pushed their children to get involved with the family business.
- The book's exultation of romantic selfhood and all-consuming passion was another source of worry for Victorian critics.
- Blogging - if it's done well - has evolved into an all-consuming art.
- With the Senate gearing up for an all-consuming battle over judicial nominations, Congress has no time to waste.
- For many years, her mother and Lilette's father were involved in an illicit, passionate and all-consuming affair.
- An American psychiatrist based in Vienna begins an affair with one of his patients, and is drawn into an all-consuming passion that threatens to destroy them both.
- Wuthering Heights recounts the all-consuming passion between Heathcliff and Cathy, a love that breeds jealousy, revenge, and tragedy - excellent ingredients for a ballet.
- For many women the wish to conceive can be all-consuming.
- The rave scene with its sweaty, all-consuming, Ecstasy driven communal rush quickly ballooned into an ideal mode of life for some and a popular weekend event for thousands of others.
- Theirs is an all-consuming love - compulsive, illicit and ultimately futile.
- The desire to find some kind of Christmas peace became all-consuming.
- She makes a convincing argument for finding a life beyond acting and not letting the business of show business be all-consuming.
- Being a reporter is one of the few genuinely all-consuming professions.
- While there is a strong spiritual component to their existence, it is not all-consuming.
- His work was all-consuming, often at the expense of those he loved, and he pursued his ambitions ruthlessly and selfishly.
Synonyms consuming, compulsive, dominating, controlling, obsessional, addictive, fanatical, fanatic, neurotic, excessive, besetting, gripping, haunting, tormenting, inescapable
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