vour — de·vour; de·vour·er; de·vour·ment; dy·vour; fa·vour; ma·vour·neen; de·vour·ing·ly; de·vour·ing·ness; ma·vour·nin; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
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
devouringly — de·vour·ing·ly … English syllables
flavor — 1. The quality (influenced by odor) affecting the taste of any substance. 2. A therapeutically inert substance added to a prescription to give an agreeable taste to the mixture. [M.E., fr. O. Fr., fr. L.L. flator, aroma, fr. flo, to blow] * * *… … Medical dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
devour — de•vour [[t]dɪˈvaʊr[/t]] v. t. 1) to swallow or eat up hungrily 2) to consume destructively; demolish: Fire devoured the museum[/ex] 3) to take in greedily with the senses or intellect: to devour a book[/ex] 4) to absorb or engross wholly: a mind … From formal English to slang
Devouringly — De*vour ing*ly, adv. In a devouring manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Self-devouring — Self de*vour ing, a. Devouring one s self or itself. Danham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
