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devour meaning in Hindi

लीलना līlnā

UK/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)//dɪˈvaʊɚ/

devour in Hindi: लीलना (līlnā), खाना (khānā). In English, devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

Hindi words for devour

to devour, consume, eat up
लीलना līlnā
to devour, ruin, eat away
खाना khānā

English meaning of devour

  1. verb To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
  2. verb To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
  3. verb To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
  4. verb To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

Full definition of devour

devour in a sentence

  • The fire was devouring the building.
  • She intended to devour the book.
  • After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.

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Questions about devour in Hindi

What is the meaning of devour in Hindi?
Devour in Hindi is लीलना (līlnā), खाना (khānā).
devour का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Devour: लीलना (līlnā), खाना (khānā).
What does devour mean in English?
Devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “devour”: खाना, लीलना. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: devour (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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