devoured by curiosity

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• de|vour´ing|ly — de|vour «dih VOWR», transitive verb. 1. to eat (usually said of animals): »The lion devoured the sheep. 2. to eat like an animal; eat very hungrily: »The hungry boy devoured his dinner. SYNONYM(S): gulp. 3. Figurative. to consume, waste, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|vour´er — de|vour «dih VOWR», transitive verb. 1. to eat (usually said of animals): »The lion devoured the sheep. 2. to eat like an animal; eat very hungrily: »The hungry boy devoured his dinner. SYNONYM(S): gulp. 3. Figurative. to consume, waste, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|vour — «dih VOWR», transitive verb. 1. to eat (usually said of animals): »The lion devoured the sheep. 2. to eat like an animal; eat very hungrily: »The hungry boy devoured his dinner. SYNONYM(S): gulp. 3. Figurative. to consume, waste, or destroy:… …   Useful english dictionary

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• devour — de|vour [ dı vaur ] verb transitive 1. ) to eat something very fast because you are hungry 2. ) to read, watch, or listen to something with a lot of interest or enthusiasm: He was already devouring detective fiction as a young child. 3. ) if you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• devour — [di vour′] vt. [ME devouren < OFr devorer < L devorare < de , intens. + vorare, to swallow whole: see VORACIOUS] 1. to eat or eat up hungrily, greedily, or voraciously 2. to consume or destroy with devastating force 3. to take in… …   English World dictionary

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