consume
verb (used with object)
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
am consuming
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present progressiveof consume (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I cannot escape myself, though I feel that I am consuming my life.
From The Sea-Gull by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
As for me, the garden of my mind is withering, and I am consuming the seed I ought to sow.
From The Christian A Story by Sir Hall Caine
