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devourings

devourings is the plural of devouring.

Meaning of devouring

Noun

devouring (plural devourings)

  1. The act by which something is devoured.
    • But like all the other symbolic devourings in the novel, this one too brings its revelation.1982, Frederick Asals, Flannery O'Connor, the Imagination of Extremity, page 189

Questions about devourings

What is devourings the plural of?
Devourings is the plural of devouring.

Words near devourings in the dictionary

  1. devouresses
  2. devoureth
  3. devouring
  4. devouringly
  5. devouringness
  6. devourings
  7. devourment
  8. devourments
  9. devours
  10. devout
  11. devouted

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