- present participle of consume.
consuming
Example Sentences
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It's unclear how much water or electricity the data centres in Batam are consuming.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Such symptoms include gas, abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea or nausea, after consuming a certain amount of dairy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
These findings suggest that spending hours consuming content may be associated with different mental outcomes than using a phone primarily to communicate with others.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Research in mice suggests that consuming fat before carbohydrates can reduce the sharp rise in blood sugar that typically follows a meal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The noise of four hundred mouths moving, consuming, pulls me away from her.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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