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devour meaning in Tamil

விழுங்கு

UK/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)//dɪˈvaʊɚ/

devour in Tamil: விழுங்கு, வெறியோடு தின்னு, கவளீகரி, நுங்கு. In English, devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

Tamil words for devour

விழுங்கு, வெறியோடு தின்னு, கவளீகரி, நுங்கு, வெறியோடு உட்கொள், வேகமாக அழி

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of devour in Tamil?
Devour in Tamil is விழுங்கு, வெறியோடு தின்னு, கவளீகரி, நுங்கு.
devour என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Devour: விழுங்கு, வெறியோடு தின்னு, கவளீகரி, நுங்கு.
What does devour mean in English?
Devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: devour (page history and authors). 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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