DEVOURING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word DEVOURING in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of DEVOURING with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Devouring

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

eating food or prey hungrily or quickly

Short Definition:

eating hungrily or quickly

Examples:
  • the wolf is a devouring beast

Word: Devouring

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the action of eating something hungrily or quickly

Short Definition:

action of eating something hungrily

Examples:
  • I have no discipline when it comes to the immediate devouring of burritos

In Word Games

Scramble Word Scores

Words with Friends

✅ Available

Score: 18

SOWPODS

✅ Available

Score: 14

OTCWL

✅ Available

Score: 14

Word Game Tools

Wordle Solver Icon

Wordle Solver

Quordle Solver Icon

Quordle Solver

Octordle Solver Icon

Octordle Solver

Random Word Generator Icon

Random Word Generator

More Word Games

Quordle Answer Icon

Quordle

Octordle Answer Icon

Octordle

Contexto Answer Icon

Contexto

More Crosswords Games