むさぼる
Musaboru
Usually written in kana.
貪る (Musaboru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to covet, to crave, to be greedy for, to hunger for”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for
- godan verb, transitive verbto indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest)
- godan verb, transitive verbto eat greedily; to devour
Examples
お腹を空かせたその男は、食物をむさぼり食った。
The starving man devoured the food.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).