devours

Devour means to eat or drink so much that you are almost not able to move. When a predator devours its prey, it is eating so much that it is almost incapacitated.

  • The monkey devoured the fruit in minutes.

  • The dog devoured the whole cake in less than five minutes.

Definition of devours

verb

eat greedily

Synonyms:

guttle, pig, raven

verb

eat up completely, as with great appetite

Synonyms:

consume, demolish, down, go through

verb

destroy completely

verb

enjoy avidly

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Example Sentences for devours

  • 1

    The people devoured the meat.

  • 2

    The Apostles swarm and devour them.

  • 3

    The Orchid keeper then comes and devours the prey.

  • 4

    The Springfield and the townsfolk initially devour the burgers.

  • 5

    Every new product is awaited breathlessly and devoured by the faithful.

  • 6

    The chicks reveal razor sharp teeth and devour the monsters.

  • 7

    The chicks reveal their razor sharp teeth and devour the monsters.

  • 8

    The serpents devour the wizardwood to restore the few memories they can.

  • 9

    When the egg hatches, the larva devours the spider alive.

  • 10

    It lures unwary travellers into the desert wastes to slay and devour them.