He watched intently, 'devouring' the scene before him with his eyes.
She 'devoured' every golf magazine she could find.
The forest was 'devoured' [='consumed'] by fire.
(..) savoring the meal to come. But this beast is made of men and horses... ...swords and spears. An army of slaves, vast beyond imagining, ready to devour tiny Greece. Ready to snuff out the world's one hope for reason and justice. A beast approaches... ...and it was King Leonidas himself (..)2006 300