Definitions for consuming

consuming con·sum·ing

Spelling: [kuh n-soo-ming]
IPA: /kənˈsu mɪŋ/

Consuming is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 293 anagrams from letters in consuming (cgimnnosu).

Definitions for consuming

adjective

  1. strongly and urgently felt:

verb (used with object)

  1. to destroy or expend by use; use up.
  2. to eat or drink up; devour.
  3. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning:
  4. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.
  5. to absorb; engross:

verb (used without object)

  1. to undergo destruction; waste away.
  2. to use or use up consumer goods.

Origin of consuming

consume + -ing2

Examples for consuming

All his faculties were merged into one consuming desire for water—water.

What I mean to say is that the calories he is consuming match the calories expended—at 200 pounds, or 300 pounds, or 400 pounds.

He believes that consuming the spirit on a regular basis gives him the strength of a tiger and the senses of a predator.

The earth, indeed, had avenged itself by consuming the church.

consuming yagé is believed to be a general cure-all for almost anything: cancer, depression, alcoholism, etc.

Mark was reminded that the time he was consuming was valuable—but to no purpose.

Whether Manwaring planned on consuming the drugs or simply had them in hopes of getting laid will be determined in court.

As for me, the garden of my mind is withering, and I am consuming the seed I ought to sow.

She was consuming a fairish stretch of open water at a high speed.

Maybe the key, as with so many other foods, lies in consuming artificially sweetened goods in moderation.

Word Value for consuming
Scrable

14

Words with friends

20

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