貪る — meaning in English

English meaning

• covet verb To want something very badly, often something that belongs to someone else.
• devour verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.

Senses

貪る is used for these senses in English:

• covet (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
• devour (transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

devour — full definition

1. verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
2. verb To destroy or consume something rapidly and completely.
3. verb To take in eagerly with the mind, especially reading material.

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