sluka

to devour, to swallow (swallow (something big) all at once (almost) without chewing, sometimes hyperbolically)
(figuratively) to devour with one's eyes or the like
Han slukade henne med blicken
He devoured her with his eyes
(figuratively) to use up a lot of something
elslukande
power-hungry ("electricity-devouring")
(figuratively) to swallow; to make something disappear without leaving a trace, especially about a swallow or chasm of the earth, or in the sea

Conjugation of sluka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sluka		slukas
Supine	slukat		slukats
Imperative	sluka		—
Imper. plural¹	sluken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	slukar	slukade	slukas	slukades
Ind. plural¹	sluka	slukade	slukas	slukades
Subjunctive²	sluke	slukade	slukes	slukades
	Participles
Present participle	slukande
Past participle	slukad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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