All 7 Uses
devour
in
Marley & Me
(Edited)
- I ran down to the bookstore and returned with a small fortune in reading materials, which Jenny devoured in the first three days.
p. 129.1 *devoured = read completely with eager interest
- Instead of spraying for insects, he unleashed thousands of ladybugs and other beneficial insects that devoured the destructive ones.
p. 208.3 *devoured = ate rapidly
- Not only did they provide fresh eggs, but, when let loose to roam, they spent their days studiously scouring the property, eating bugs and grubs, devouring ticks, scratching up the soil like efficient little rototillers, and fertilizing with their high-nitrogen droppings as they went.
p. 228.1devouring = eating
- No matter how many calories he devoured, he always burned more.
p. 232.9devoured = consumed (ate completely)
- It didn't matter how much food he devoured, either through legitimate means or illicit activities.
p. 234.7devoured = ate
- I heard about shredded curtains, stolen lingerie, devoured birthday cakes, trashed auto interiors, great escapes, even a swallowed diamond engagement ring, which made Marley's taste for gold chains seem positively lowbrow by comparison.
p. 283.6devoured = eaten
- Gypsy, another Lab with adventurous tastes, devoured a jalousie window.
p. 284.2devoured = ate
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)
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) If you're comfortable with the word consume in its broadest sense, you might think of every meaning of devour as meaning consume.