貪る

むさぼる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for
2. to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest)
3. to eat greedily; to devour

Kanji

• 貪 covet. Read as むさぼる.

Example sentences

• 彼女はただ快楽を貪り続けていた。
  She was only seeking after pleasure.
• そのねずみはどんなに痛い思いをしようと、サボテンをむさぼり続けた。
  The rat continued to devour the cactus, no matter how much pain it felt.

Common phrases

• 暴利を貪る
• 惰眠をむさぼる (だみんをむさぼる) to sleep all day

Words containing 貪る

• 貪り食う (むさぼりくう) to eat greedily
• 貪り食らう (むさぼりくらう) to devour greedily
• 貪り尽くす (むさぼりつくす) to consume greedily

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