What does consuming mean?
Definitions for consuming
kənˈsu mɪŋcon·sum·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
consuming, overwhelmingadjective
very intense
"politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
Wiktionary
consumingadjective
holding the full attention, for example a consuming passion for wiki
ChatGPT
consuming
Consuming generally refers to the act of using up a resource, product, or service. It can involve eating or drinking, purchasing goods or services, or using up energy or time. Consuming can refer to both the physical consumption of substances for sustenance and the metaphorical consumption of resources.
Webster Dictionary
Consuming
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of consuming in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of consuming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of consuming in a Sentence
A freeze is a bit more time consuming and not as convenient as a fraud alert product. But it's certainly necessary if you have been a victim or suspect that you've been a victim of identity theft.
QVC was successful, but it was completely consuming the focus of the business -- and me.
It's becoming almost an all-consuming priority where even large numbers of staff who don't have official responsibilities for DEI – don't have it in their job titles – are nonetheless working on it and see it as one of their top priorities.
I think younger people are on average consuming less healthy food – fast food, processed snacks, processed sugars – and I think that those foods also contain higher concentrations of carcinogens and mutagens, in addition to the fact that they are very fattening, it’s well-publicized that child, adolescent, young adult obesity is rampant, if not epidemic, in our country.
We see one of the fraternity members putting a tube in Danny's mouth with a funnel at the other end and pouring beer down his throat while Danny is in the middle of consuming an entire bottle of vodka. That's on the video.
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