devour
திண்ணும்
definition
verb
he devoured half of his burger in one bite
eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
translation of 'devour'
விரைவாக விழுங்கு
example
She had been watching Hawthorne 'devour' an old Golf Digest Magazine while on a long bus ride.
In New Zealand they weigh in at less than half a pound but can 'devour' any prey as large as they are and eat eggs two-and-a-half inches long.
To think that she used to 'devour' junk food at a whim.
I used to 'devour' my copies of Swimming World and read about how my competitors were doing, so when I got to the meet, I knew exactly what to expect from them.
Standing by the fireplace in his living room, Frank stares at the flames as they 'devour' the torn pieces of his wedding photograph.
A child and his father watch helplessly as the Bhagirathi waters slowly 'devour' Old Tehri town.
In fairness, I was caught up in this book and wanted to 'devour' it as if I hadn't had anything to read but comic books for a year.
Remember the population bomb, the fertility explosion set to 'devour' the world's food and suck up or pollute all its air and water?
Predators, such as ladybugs and assassin bugs, 'devour' their prey.
I'll hop in, 'devour' a couple of Penguin classics, and emerge further up the road as the most learned freeloader in Argyll.
She needed only to get a few yards out before being able to see the flames hungrily 'devour' her house.
And why do these kids always arrive at 5pm and ready to 'devour' any food in sight?
Leaning over, she scatters the remains of the card into the fireplace, watching the flames 'devour' it and leave behind only ashes.
Perhaps it's best if I just do things at my own pace - after all, even though I don't read so many books these days, I probably 'devour' more words each day than I ever have before.
A snake has to shed its skin; a snake has to 'devour' its prey.
The wasp larvae that hatch out 'devour' their prey from the inside out, killing the egg or caterpillar in the process.
I enjoyed the episodic structure, bringing back memories of the compilation books comprised of the classic strips that I used to 'devour' as a child.
The pair told how not only was the bigger, stronger grey squirrel 'devouring' food sources the red, and its offspring, needed to survive, it was also carrying the Parapox virus which was fatal to reds.
She hit the Platters rocks, close to the shore just west of the suspension bridge, and a fire 'devoured' what remained above the water.
It is an abstraction of the process of fire 'devouring' the turf and many colours are seen when looking up at the glass.
I asked frantically as I stared at the giant flames that were 'devouring' her home.
My academic studies were also very influential - I 'devoured' Faulkner and Shakespeare, and I love their penchants for violence and suspense.
Amanda read the pamphlet with great interest, 'devouring' every word and photograph.
His literate sense of the handgun equates to a read you will find yourself 'devouring' as you would a fine steak at a world-class eatery.
Although I may be a 'devourer' of Romantic Fiction, I have never actually written a romance before, so this is basically a trial run for me.
Here the story picks up as the tormented 'devourer' of souls tries to escape his captor, the omnipresent octopus-like Elder God.
Finally, after four days of movement, Buck grows tired of the chase and drags the moose to the ground, finishing him off and 'devouring' his meat hungrily.
He read Aristotle, Plato, Marx and Lenin and 'devoured' both great European novels and contemporary pulp fiction in binges of late-night reading.
Fearing I would soon be totally 'devoured' , I broke away from a pash for the second time in the space of about half an hour - surely a new record.
It creeps in gradually enveloping the earth, 'devouring' the last traces of the struggling dusk.
Credits: Google Translate
