CONSUMING


Meaning of CONSUMING in English

/ 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.