Consuming

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    consumption; the process by which something is consumed

    "[…] in Greek philosophy world cycles and world incinerations were immanent processes of nature, the self-consumings of the cosmic process, which have their corresponding self-restorations."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of consume form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Holding one's attention or interest.

    "a consuming passion"

Adjective
  1. 1
    very strong; urgently felt wordnet

Synonyms

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absorbingagonizingarrestingattractivebanefulcalamitous

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"Role-playing video games are time consuming."

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time-consuming

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