to devour

Examples

• All

• Of course, Paul Stammet's books were the first ones I found, and I would devour everything I could read.

• He devoured the new novel, reading it in just a few hours.

• All I've done apparently in the last two weeks is devour TV shows.

  Elle Fowler

• I go through spells of devouring entire books in a day for weeks on end.

  Blog text (1)

• Since then I've tried to devour every performance and recording of hers I could.

  Blog text (32)

• As a child I spent hours devouring those marvelous novels.

  Stranded (2001)

• Guys, I have just found the show and I am devouring podcasts.

  Blog text (32)

• So I grabbed it with low expectations, devoured it in three days, and I have bought dozens of copies to give to friends.

• Right now she is devouring Neil Gaiman's M is for Magic with great excitement.

  Blog text (22)

• I thought of it as reading deeply—devouring, actually—material that beckoned to me.

  Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

C

to consume

vsto devour

193 5.3

To take all of a person's time and attention

indicates eager enthusiastic enjoyment when reading, watching, or listening

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

D

to disregard

119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

How Enthusiastic

to binge

12 4.5

to devour

7 4.1

read

176 2.8

to browse

95 2.8

to skim

1 2.7

to scan

127 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology