consuming

[ kuh n-soo-ming ]

/ kənˈsu mɪŋ /

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adjective

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

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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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

Words nearby consuming

consumer strike, consumer terrorism, consumerism, consumerist, consumerize, consuming, consummate, consummation, consummatory behavior, consummatory behaviour, consumption

Definition for consuming (2 of 2)

consume

[ kuhn-soom ]

/ kənˈsum /

verb (used with object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.

to destroy or expend by use; use up.

to eat or drink up; devour.

to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest.

to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.

to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.

verb (used without object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.

to undergo destruction; waste away.

to use or use up consumer goods.

Origin of consume

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French consumer) < Latin consūmere, equivalent to con- con- + sūmere to take up (perhaps < *suzm- < *subzm- < *subs-(e)m-, equivalent to subs-, variant of sub- sub- + emere to take, buy)

SYNONYMS FOR consume

1 exhaust, deplete.

4 squander, dissipate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM consume

half-con·sumed, adjectiveo·ver·con·sume, verb, o·ver·con·sumed, o·ver·con·sum·ing.pre·con·sume, verb (used with object), pre·con·sumed, pre·con·sum·ing.un·con·sumed, adjective

un·der·con·sume, verb (used with object), un·der·con·sumed, un·der·con·sum·ing.

Example sentences from the Web for consuming

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
Consuming yagé is believed to be a general cure-all for almost anything: cancer, depression, alcoholism, etc.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whether Manwaring planned on consuming the drugs or simply had them in hopes of getting laid will be determined in court.
Busted for Heroin: When Pilots Fly High|Caitlin Dickson|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He believes that consuming the spirit on a regular basis gives him the strength of a tiger and the senses of a predator.
China Is Brewing Wine From Tiger Bones|Brendon Hong|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Were this one wasted shred of womanhood to disappear, I should have nothing in me but a consuming hunger after life!
Lilith|George MacDonald
No people can possibly have a great future in whose life these iniquities burn like a consuming fire.
The American Missionary - Vol. 44, No. 3, March, 1890|Various
This may be a silent passion, repressed by pride but consuming the mind inwardly.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay
These sell to wholesalers at the consuming end, who may sell to jobbers, who sell to retailers.
Apple Growing|M. C. Burritt
As it came to me—hills, fields, woods—the fever which had been consuming me died down.
Adventures In Contentment|David Grayson

British Dictionary definitions for consuming

consume

/ (kənˈsjuːm) /

verb

(tr) to eat or drink

(tr; often passive) to engross or obsess

(tr) to use up; expendmy car consumes little oil

to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etcfire consumed the forest

(tr) to waste or squanderthe time consumed on that project was excessive

(passive) to waste away

Derived forms of consume

consuming, adjectiveconsumingly, adverb

Word Origin for consume

C14: from Latin consūmere to devour, from com- (intensive) + sūmere to take up, from emere to take, purchase

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verb (used with object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.

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verb (used with object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.

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