Devouring
Devouring adjective - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous.
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Hungry and devouring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hungry" instead an adjective "Devouring".
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Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure: The Greedy is nothing but the candy and taffy it constantly keeps devouring, and since it's permanently hungry, it won't stop eating itself.
Source: I Taste Delicious - Alex Mercer from [PROTOTYPE] is one hungry Humanitarian, devouring people and other Infected monsters with equal abandon.
Source: Big Eater / Video Games -
I was thirsty, and I drank you." While devouring your entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals: "I was hungry, and you gave me only the pelt of trees.
Source: Video Game / Fallen London
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