CONSUMING

consuming, overwhelming

(adjective) very strong; urgently felt; “politics is his consuming passion”; “overwhelming joy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

consuming

present participle of consume

Adjective

consuming (comparative more consuming, superlative most consuming)

Holding one's attention or interest.

Noun

consuming (plural consumings)

consumption; the process by which something is consumed

Source: Wiktionary

CONSUME

Con*sume", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consumed; p.pr. & vb.n. Consuming.] Etym: [L. consumere to take wholly or complectely, to consume; con- + sumere to take; sub + emere to buv. See Redeem.]

Definition: To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour. If he were putting to my house the brand That shall consume it. Shak. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume. Matt. vi. 20 (Rev. Ver. ). Let me alone . . . that I may consume them. Ex. xxxii. 10.

Syn.

– To destroy; swallow up; ingulf; absorb; waste; exhaust; spend; expend; squander; lavish; dissipate.

Con*sume", v. i.

Definition: To waste away slowly. Therefore, let Renedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition