Dictionary definition of devour

1. In the garden, squirrels hop and play, pause, then devour nuts with tiny hands.
2. At the party, guests line up to devour the buffet, colors and aromas mixing.
3. Every Sunday, the family sits together to devour a feast, tradition and love.
4. By the ocean, on warm sand, vacationers devour picnics with the waves nearby.
5. In the cafe, surrounded by chatter, readers devour pastries, lost in their books.
6. The lion is known to devour its prey in a swift manner.
7. She loves to devour books from different genres to satisfy her reading cravings.
8. The wolves have a reputation for devouring their meal with great enthusiasm.
9. The competitive eater has the ability to devour an entire pizza in under two minutes.
10. He cannot resist devouring his mother's freshly baked cookies.
11. The insectivorous plants employ their sticky traps to efficiently devour unsuspecting insects.
12. The shark is infamous for its voracious appetite, devouring everything in its path.
13. The chef's signature dish is so delicious that customers often devour every last bite.
14. She was so engrossed in the mystery novel that she devoured it in one sitting.
15. The wildfire relentlessly devours the forest, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
16. The pack of wild dogs tirelessly devours the carcass of a fallen deer.
17. The film's gripping plot had the audience fully engaged, devouring every scene.
18. The vampire bats silently swoop down to seize and consume their prey.
19. The hungry crowd gathers around the buffet table, eager to devour the delicious spread.
20. The vultures circle overhead, waiting for the perfect moment to descend and devour their meal.
21. The ravenous piranhas swiftly devour any food that falls into the water.
22. The bacteria in the stomach help to break down and devour the ingested food.
23. The monster in the horror movie relentlessly seeks to devour its victims.
24. As the famine worsened, people were forced to devour whatever scraps of food they could find.