eat+greedily+or+ravenously

  • 11Gormandized — Gormandize Gor mand*ize, Gourmandize Gour mand*ize, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Gormandized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gormandizing}.] [F. gourmandise gluttony. See {Gormand}.] To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Gormandizing — Gormandize Gor mand*ize, Gourmandize Gour mand*ize, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Gormandized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gormandizing}.] [F. gourmandise gluttony. See {Gormand}.] To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Gourmandize — Gormandize Gor mand*ize, Gourmandize Gour mand*ize, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Gormandized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gormandizing}.] [F. gourmandise gluttony. See {Gormand}.] To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton;… …

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  • 14devour — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French devour , stem of devorer, from Latin devorare, from de + vorare to devour more at voracious Date: 14th century 1. to eat up greedily or ravenously < lions devouring their prey > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15devour — devourer, n. devouringly, adv. devouringness, n. /di vowr /, v.t. 1. to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. 2. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly: Fire devoured the old museum. 3. to engulf or swallow up. 4. to&#8230; …

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  • 16devour — /dəˈvaʊə / (say duh vowuh) verb (t) 1. to swallow or eat up voraciously or ravenously. 2. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly. 3. to swallow up or engulf. 4. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect. 5. to absorb or engross&#8230; …