devour meaning in Sanskrit
गिरति girati
UK/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)//dɪˈvaʊɚ/
devour in Sanskrit: गिरति (girati). In English, devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
Sanskrit words for devour
- to eat greedily
- गिरति girati
English meaning of devour
- verb To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
- verb To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
- verb To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
- verb To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
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.
Synonyms of devour
devour in other languages
Questions about devour in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of devour in Sanskrit?
- Devour in Sanskrit is गिरति (girati).
- devour इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Devour: गिरति (girati).
- What does devour mean in English?
- Devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
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