Dictionary entry
Consuming
Pronunciation: /kənˈsjuːmɪŋ/
Pronunciation
/kənˈsjuːmɪŋ/
Myanmar Meaning
(adj) အသည်းစွဲ။
Definition
consume /kǝn'sju:m; US -'su:m/ v ၁။ (က) သံုးသည္။ ကုန္ သည္။ စားသည္။ consume resources/time/stores/services ❍ The car consumes a lot of fuel. See also TIME-CONSUMING (ခ) (မီးစသည္) ဝါးမ်ဳိသည္၊ ေလာင္ၿမိဳက္သည္။ The fire quickly consumed the wooden hut. ( fig ) be consumed (ie filled) with envy/hatred/greed. ၂။ ( fml ) စားေသာက္သည္။ See also CONSUMPTION ၁ (က) ❏ consuming adj အသည္းစြဲ။ Building model trains is his consuming interest/passion.
Examples
- Many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they consume.
- The new light bulbs consume less electricity.
- In 1541 a fire consumed most of the town and much of the castle.
- [be consumed with/by something] : I was consumed with curiosity about my new neighbour.