貪むさぼる
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Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for (Usually kana)
2. to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest) (Usually kana)
3. to eat greedily; to devour (Usually kana)
Other spellings
むさぼる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
むさぼる
Examples2
The starving man devoured the food.
Never mind that. After all, up till now he's been stuffing himself on huge profits, selling brand-name goods of no real worth at high prices. From now on, he can just try his best at honest trade.