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Consuming vs Consumption - What's the difference?

consuming | consumption |

Consumption is a synonym of consuming.



As a verb consuming

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective consuming

is holding one's attention or interest.

As a noun consumption is

the act of consuming something.

consuming

English

Verb

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * time-consuming

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Holding one's attention or interest.
    • :: a consuming passion for wikis

    consumption

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The act of consuming something.
    • The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.
  • The amount consumed.
    • gross national consumption
  • (pathology) The wasting-away of the human body through disease.
  • (senseid)(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis.

    • Derived terms

    * autoconsumption, self-consumption. * conspicuous consumption.

    Related terms

    * consumer

    See also

    (Wikipedia)