貪る

むさぼる

to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for

Also:to indulge in, to eat greedily

What does 貪る mean?

貪る is a Japanese verb meaning to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for in English. It can also be translated as to indulge in, to eat greedily depending on context. It is written as 貪る in kanji, むさぼる in hiragana, and musaboru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

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.