devour prey

Frequency: 7.09.6 per million words

To eat prey quickly and hungrily.

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Examples (10)

  • A lion will quickly devour its prey after a successful hunt.
  • The hungry wolf began to devour its prey with savage intensity.
  • Eagles are known to devour their prey whole, if small enough.
  • After catching the mouse, the cat proceeded to devour its prey swiftly.
  • The predator wasted no time and started to devour its prey on the spot.
  • In the wild, animals must devour their prey quickly before other scavengers arrive.
  • The snake unhinged its jaw to devour its prey, a large rodent.
  • With a swift strike, the hawk seized and began to devour its prey.
  • He watched a documentary where a cheetah would devour its prey within minutes.
  • The ancient tales often describe mythical beasts that could devour their prey in a single gulp.