Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Ardent or deeply felt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective taking up most of one's attention; ardent.
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- verb Present participle of
consume . - adjective
holding the fullattention , for example a consuming passion for wiki
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective very intense
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Examples
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And by far - now I hate to use the term consuming classical music - but by far the dominant medium for consumption of classical music is radio.
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Maybe it's just perception, but it really feels like the task of consuming is simply accelerated by doing it this way.
DIY iPad Stands For Six Bucks Or Less | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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We don't believe in consuming for the sake of consumption.
Felicia C. Sullivan: Interview: Shauna Mei, CEO/Founder of AHAlife Felicia C. Sullivan 2010
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Healthcare reform should include free-market, but regulated capitalist solutions to lowering heathcare costs, such as cross-state insurance, more individual involvement in consuming medical services, elimination of government subsidies, etc.. katiec
TX Dem: Bill without public option 'would be very, very difficult' 2009
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Demand-side trends include the addition of more than 70 million people to the global population each year, 4 billion people moving up the food chain – consuming more grain-intensive meat, milk, and eggs, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to fuel ethanol distilleries.
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Back behind the plodding horses, I would take an hour in consuming that one cracker.
Chapter 5 2010
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These are methane eaters and they may have played a part in consuming some of the hydrocarbon gas that spewed into the Gulf.
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Ahhh adventure, I personally believe in consuming as many different species as possible.
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We have the largest aggregation of young people interested in consuming content that I've seen.
Steve Rosenbaum: MySpace is Reborn as Social Curation Steve Rosenbaum 2010
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Ahhh adventure, I personally believe in consuming as many different species as possible.
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