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devour
Meaning: to eat something quickly and greedily
devour in a sentence
How devour is used in real sentences:
The hungry hikers devoured their sandwiches within minutes of reaching the summit.
The stray dog devoured the leftover chicken before anyone in the kitchen could stop it.
“Soon Ivo could sit upright, and he began to devour a bowl of hot stew.”
— from the passage Signal in the Storm
Synonyms for devour
Other words for devour — gobble, consume and wolf — carry the same meaning.
- gobble
- consume
- wolf
Antonyms of devour
Words that mean the opposite of devour:
- nibble
- savor
Where it comes from
From Latin devorare 'to swallow down'
Memory hook
DE-VOUR — sounds like a VACUUM sucking your food down fast.