consuming

[ kuhn-soo-ming ]

/ kənˈsu mɪŋ /

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adjective

strongly and urgently felt: a consuming need to be successful.

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Origin of consuming

consume + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM consuming

con·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

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consumer packaged goods, consumer price index, Consumer Product Safety Commission, consumer strike, consumer terrorism, consuming, consummate, consummation, consummatory behavior, consummatory behaviour, consumption

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“Care had to be taken to not seize legislative communications that were privileged by law while searching for evidence of this crime, so it was a slightly more cumbersome and time consuming process,” Miovas said.
Alaska’s “Him Too” Moment: When Politicians and Allies Come With Accusations of Their Own|by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News and Greg Kim, KYUK|October 23, 2020|ProPublica
(1) Only charities and non-profits should ask for unpaid workers to staff their operations or undertake time-consuming projects.
Rich People Want You to Work for Free|Ted Gioia|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yes, I am familiar with people asking me to do time-consuming projects for free—I get at least one such request every day.
Rich People Want You to Work for Free|Ted Gioia|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Garry says the biggest problem with this test is in its high-tech, time-consuming method.
This New Ebola Test Is As Easy As a Pregnancy Test, So Why Aren’t We Using It?|Abby Haglage|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Maybe 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
Look beyond the phenomena of uplifted mountain-masses, deep-scooped ocean basins, forest-laying tempests and land-consuming waves.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
In Scotland we also missed much, but very little that we could have reached without consuming considerably more time.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
And all the priests made prayer, while the sacrifice was consuming, Jonathan beginning, and the rest answering.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It was rather his consuming of vitality and lack of sleep that seemed to be wearing him down before their eyes.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
Five hundred wigwams were burning within the same narrow compass—consuming alike the bodies of the wounded and the dead.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene

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