consuming

[ kuhn-soo-ming ]
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adjective
  1. strongly and urgently felt: a consuming need to be successful.

Origin of consuming

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Other words from consuming

  • con·sum·ing·ly, adverb
  • con·sum·ing·ness, noun
  • non·con·sum·ing, adjective
  • qua·si-con·sum·ing, adjective
  • self-con·sum·ing, adjective
  • un·con·sum·ing, adjective

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