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consuming

American  
[kuhn-soo-ming] / kənˈsu mɪŋ /

adjective

  1. strongly and urgently felt.

    a consuming need to be successful.


Other Word Forms

  • consumingly adverb
  • consumingness noun
  • nonconsuming adjective
  • quasi-consuming adjective
  • self-consuming adjective
  • unconsuming adjective

Etymology

Origin of consuming

consume + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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From MarketWatch

But getting a charter and building up a bank can be time consuming.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Long‑term contracts, combined with costly and time‑consuming switching requirements, create meaningful friction against rapid displacement.”

From Barron's

Camille’s heartbreak is so consuming that it turns her into something else entirely, placing her soul in the framework of her sought-after chair and turning her human body into a stiff, agreeable bag of bones.

From Salon

Since Cameo and OpenAI’s videos have included the same celebrities, “the two products may be indistinguishable to the consuming public,” the order stated.

From Los Angeles Times