/ kənˈsjuːmɪŋ; NAmE -ˈsuː-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( of a feeling, an interest, etc. ) so strong or important that it takes up all your time and energy :
Basketball is his consuming passion .
—see also time-consuming
/ kənˈsjuːmɪŋ; NAmE -ˈsuː-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( of a feeling, an interest, etc. ) so strong or important that it takes up all your time and energy :
Basketball is his consuming passion .
—see also time-consuming
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005