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consuming

adjective
con·​sum·​ing | \ kən-ˈsü-miŋ How to pronounce consuming (audio) \

Definition of consuming

: deeply felt : ardent a consuming interest also : engrossing
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Examples of consuming in a Sentence

didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming

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 The book’s most consuming relationship is Kate’s with Emily, her fierce, protective love for her daughter intensifying during a stage of life that parallels hers in emotional pain and suffering. — Alex Witchel, New York Times, "Allison Pearson ‘Does It’ Again," 1 June 2018

First Known Use of consuming

1905, in the meaning defined above

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