devour
verb (used with object)
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
devouringly
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a word derived from
devour.
Example Sentences
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She was very girlish, in spite of her assumption of a young lady's dress and airs, and she loved him devouringly.
From A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West by Hamlin Garland
He would have had no interest whatever in the man's riches; riches are no criterion of triumph; but he would have been devouringly interested in what the riches had done with the man.
From The Whole Armour of God by John Henry Jowett
He tried hard to make the inquiry, so devouringly eager, sound carelessly casual.
From Up the Hill and Over by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay
The night passed away; in the morning I felt devouringly hungry.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Evariste Regis Huc
His two reddish eyes rolled devouringly toward the blanket in its waterproof roll.
From The Enormous Room by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings
