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

At least five families say their babies were treated for infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula months before a current outbreak was detected, California health officials say.

From Los Angeles Times

Many coastal communities in the region depend heavily on fish for food, income, and cultural practices, which raises concerns about the long-term effects of consuming contaminated seafood.

From Science Daily

Turning a concept into a finished product is time consuming work that involves animation, simulation, lighting and integrating the effects in a sequence filmed with live actors.

From Barron's

"So far, we know that these wolves are consuming sea otters," he says, "and we're now staged to capture the details that have previously eluded us."

From Science Daily

"We're all too rich. We're consuming all these things in the world," Parr told AFP in an interview shortly before his death.

From Barron's