- present participle of consume.
consuming
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He said previously the team would have to climb the trees at night to "try to visually identify a species occupying a bat roost", which was time consuming.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Altogether, the evidence challenges the idea that drinking citrus fruit juice is simply consuming sugar in a glass.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Notably, neither scavengers nor flies that fed on the supposedly poisoned carcasses have perished -- creatures that typically succumb after consuming poisoned animals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
“We still have a long runway of more consumers consuming more every day,” Van de Put said on an investor call on July 28.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“I’m done waiting,” he said, the rage spilling over, consuming him, and he bolted for the doors of Blessed Way Church and shoved his way outside.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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