consuming

American  

[kuhn-soo-ming] / kənˈsu mɪŋ /

adjective

1. strongly and urgently felt.

   a consuming need to be successful.

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Other Word Forms

• consumingly adverb
• consumingness noun
• nonconsuming adjective
• quasi-consuming adjective
• self-consuming adjective
• unconsuming adjective

Etymology

Origin of consuming

consume + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Last month, an AI-generated "artist" known as Breaking Rust topped the US country digital song sales chart - a niche countdown, but one that shows audiences aren't averse to consuming computer-generated music.

From BBC

The UCR team also found that mice consuming soybean oil had higher cholesterol levels, despite the oil itself containing no cholesterol.

From Science Daily

"We are an alternative to that. We are an alternative to the consuming on Black Friday."

From BBC

Over the last year, Moldova's pro-Western government has accused Moscow of meddling in its internal affairs, stopped consuming Russian natural gas and applied to join the European Union.

From Reuters

Flores said he personally didn’t quite grasp the consequences of consuming fentanyl the first time he tried the drug.

From Seattle Times