All 6 Uses of
devour
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
- The bread we had brought from Buna had long since been devoured.
p. 95.9 *devoured = eaten rapidly and completely
- We tried to reason with her, more to calm ourselves, to catch our breath, than to soothe her: "She is hallucinating because she is thirsty, poor woman ... That's why she speaks of flames devouring her..."†
p. 25.9
- My soul had been invaded—and devoured—by a black flame.†
p. 37.4
- Jealousy devoured us, consumed us.†
p. 59.7
- It would seize upon a sleeping person, steal into him and devour him bit by bit.†
p. 89.9
- His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it.†
p. 101.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(devour as in: devoured three sandwiches) eat rapidly and completely -- usually due to being very hungry
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(2)
(devour as in: devours crime novels) to read, listen, or watch with eager interest
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(3)
(devour as in: devoured by flames) to completely consume, destroy, or engulf (surround or cover)