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   hungry

   /ˈhʌŋɡri/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or showing the need for food: "I was feeling ravenously hungry" Similar ravenousemptyhollowfaint from hungerstarvingstarvedfamisheddying from hungerdeprived of foodhalf-starvedmalnourishedundernourishedunderfedinformal:peckishable to eat a horsewith one's stomach thinking one's throat's cutrare:sharp-setesurientOpposite fullwell fed
   • ▪ causing hunger: "I always find art galleries hungry work"
   • ▪ having a strong desire or craving: "a party hungry for power" Similar eagerkeenavidlongingyearningpiningachinggreedythirstingwith an appetitecravingdesiringdesirous ofcovetous ofhankering afterlusting afterin need ofin want ofinformal:itchingdyinggagginghotwith a yenarchaic:athirstOpposite averse toindifferent to

   Word Origin Old Englishhungrig, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hongerig, German hungrig, also to hunger.

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   • 1. hungriness noun

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   The meaning of HUNGRY is feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food : feeling hunger. How to use hungry in a sentence.

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   Hungry is a general word, expressing various degrees of eagerness or craving for food: hungry between meals; desperately hungry after a long fast; hungry as a bear. Famished denotes the condition of one reduced to actual suffering from want of food, but sometimes is used lightly or in an exaggerated statement: famished after being lost in a ...

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   Learn the meaning of hungry, an adjective that describes the desire or need for food, and its synonyms, such as starving, ravenous, or famished. See how to use hungry in sentences and compare it with irony.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › hungryHungry - definition of hungry by The Free Dictionary

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   Hungry means feeling a desire or need for food, or having a strong desire for something else. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of hungry in different languages.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hungryHungry - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If your stomach is growling, you're probably hungry, which is how you’d describe that uncomfortable feeling in your gut when you go too long without eating food. Feeling hungry is a gnawing sensation that can be fixed by eating something.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective hungry, which describes the feeling of wanting to eat something. See examples, synonyms and related words for hungry.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryhungry | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of hungry, an adjective that describes someone who needs or wants food. See how to use hungry in sentences and phrases, and compare it with related words like go hungry and be hungry for.