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consuming

[kuhn-soo-ming]

adjective

  1. strongly and urgently felt.

    a consuming need to be successful.



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Other Word Forms

  • consumingly adverb
  • consumingness noun
  • nonconsuming adjective
  • quasi-consuming adjective
  • self-consuming adjective
  • unconsuming adjective
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

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Many users insist people should avoid consuming the content if it is harmful, Eve said, or come off social media, but she argues it is not that simple.

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And new laws introduced from 2020 have increased the punishments for people who are caught consuming and sharing foreign media.

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The radical shift in Arnaz’s fortunes, Purdum argues, led to “a willingness to take bold risks — and a burning, consuming drive to succeed.”

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Research suggests consuming 35 units of alcohol per week for five years or more can cause ARBD, which affects a person's ability to carry out basic daily tasks.

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Video footage shared online showed large fires consuming parts of the school, with graphic images of severely burned victims, including children, and survivors suffering critical injuries.

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