[
UK
/kənsˈuːmɪŋ/
]
[ US /kənˈsumɪŋ/ ]
[ US /kənˈsumɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
very strong; urgently felt
politics is his consuming passion
overwhelming joy
How To Use consuming In A Sentence
- With the Senate gearing up for an all-consuming battle over judicial nominations, Congress has no time to waste.
- FK - pressure-cook would be the best way, but you could try boiling it with plenty of water so that it becomes really mushy, then blend it in a mixer to make a thick soup. or you could use a regular slow-cooker that you get in the US, except that it would be a bit time-consuming: Gujarati Dal (Healthy Lentil Soup)
- Now the girl is also changing, consuming everything with such rapaciousness that it startles him. Until the Heart Stops Beating
- Using the VCC spreadsheet tool, The Journal's Hank Sims "twiddled" with the numbers and found hand-counting "wouldn't be all that time-consuming or costly" ( "Town Dandy," Aug. 2). www. Getting the Election Watchdog Message in the Media
- The consuming of large amounts of phenylalanine has also been linked to causing nerve damage. The Sun
- Chose a clear day to mend a broken fence covered in a climber, as it will be a time-consuming job to untie and untangle the plant.
- A popular explanation for these findings is that adolescents who are depressed begin consuming alcohol as a way to self-medicate.
- While sitting in a coffee shop, we overheard a woman tearfully tell her husband that she was sorry that her work had been so consuming.
- This Sunday, I plan on consuming more bagels, cream cheese with lox, and coffee.
- He found that these pharmacists believed that students should not be relied upon to expand clinical services and that orientation and training are often time-consuming.