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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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hungriness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUNGRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HUNGRY definition: 1. wanting or needing food: 2. having a strong wish or desire for something: 3. having a strong…. Learn more.

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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 ...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHUNGRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HUNGRY meaning: 1. wanting or needing food: 2. having a strong wish or desire for something: 3. having a strong…. Learn more.

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

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   1. having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger; ravenous. 2. strongly or eagerly desirous: hungry for success. 3. indicating or characterized by hunger or strong desire: a hungry look in a person's eyes. 4. lacking needful or desirable elements; not fertile; poor: hungry land.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhungry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   adjective. /ˈhʌŋɡri/ (comparative hungrier, superlative hungriest) feeling that you want to eat something. I'm really hungry. She wasn't feeling very hungry. Is anyone getting hungry? All this talk of food is making me hungry. There were eight hungry mouths (= hungry people) to feed at home. Extra Examples. Topics Feelings a1.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUNGRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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 ...