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prožderati

прождерати

proždèrati · /proʒděrati/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. colloq. to gobble up; to devour
    Pas je za minut prožderao celu činiju. — The dog gobbled up the whole bowl in a minute.
    Deca su prožderala sve kolače. — The kids devoured all the cakes.
  2. (figurative) to consume; to swallow up
    Vatra je prožderala celu šumu. — The fire consumed the entire forest.
    Kredit nam je prožderao sve uštede. — The loan swallowed up all our savings.
  3. (of a look) to devour with one's eyes
    Prožderao ju je pogledom čim je ušla. — He devoured her with his eyes the moment she walked in.

Cruder than pojesti: žderati is usually said of animals or greedy eating.

Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
japrožderem
tiproždereš
on/ona/onoproždere
miprožderemo
viprožderete
oni/one/onaprožderu
Past tense: prožderao, prožderala, prožderalo · prožderali, prožderale
Future: prožderaću, prožderaćeš, prožderaće, prožderaćemo, prožderaćete, prožderaće
Imperative: prožderi
AI Updated 6 October 2026