Devour and Nibble

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Devour verb - To swallow or eat greedily.

Usage example: the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food

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Nibble is an antonym for devour in swallow topic.

Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Nibble verb - To eat reluctantly and in small bites.

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Devour is an antonym for nibble.

Nearby Words: nibbled, nibbling

way	devour way	nibble way
victim	devour victim	nibble victim

The Planet Devourer actually can devour anything... it just has to do so one dainty nibble at a time.

Source: Deathbringer the Adorable

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