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devastando

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. gerund of devastar
  2. devastating
  3. This is the gerund form of the verb devastar. It describes the act of destroying or ruining something completely.
Examples

O incêndio estava devastando toda a floresta.

The fire was devastating the whole forest.

Part of speechverb

Usage noteUsed to describe ongoing actions, similar to the English '-ing' form.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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