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    con·sum·ing
    [kənˈso͞omiNG]
    adjective
    consuming (adjective)
    1. (of a feeling) completely filling one's mind and attention; absorbing:
      "a consuming passion"
    con·sume
    [kənˈso͞om]
    verb
    consuming (present participle)
    1. eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink):
      "people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks"
      • buy (goods or services).
      • use up (a resource):
        "these machines consume 5 percent of the natural gas in the U.S"
      • (especially of a fire) completely destroy:
        "the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes"
      • (be consumed)
        (of a feeling) absorb all of the attention and energy of (someone):
        "Carolyn was consumed with guilt"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’; reinforced by French consumer.
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