devour
verb (used with object)
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
have been devouring
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present perfect progressiveof devour.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Wildfires have been devouring large swaths of Algeria’s coast during an extreme heat wave, killing 34 people, authorities said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Swarms of desert locusts that have been devouring crops and pasture in the East Africa region have spread to South Sudan, the UN food agency says.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2020
Over the past 20 years, the deer population in the park has exploded, and the animals have been devouring plants and seedlings.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2017
Readers who have been devouring this popular series will be happy to encounter its inhabitants again.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2014
I got some newspapers nearly a month old to-day, and I have been devouring them.
From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Betty Keays-Young Salmon
