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- pronunciation:
- huhng
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the need or desire for food.
After skipping lunch, he felt hunger in the afternoon.- similar words:
- appetite, desire, need, stomach
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definition 2: |
the condition of having little food to eat.
Children who suffer from hunger often do not grow well.- similar words:
- malnutrition, starvation
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definition 3: |
a strong desire.
His hunger for knowledge led him to read many books.- synonyms:
- appetite, desire, thirst, yen
- similar words:
- longing, passion, taste, urge
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related words: |
famine, wish, yen |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
hungers, hungering, hungered |
definition 1: |
to experience a need or desire for food; be hungry.
- similar words:
- starve
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definition 2: |
to experience a strong desire.
She hungered for revenge.- synonyms:
- ache, desire, hanker, thirst, yearn
- similar words:
- covet, die, itch, long, lust, starve
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related words: |
fast, wish |
derivation: |
hungeringly (adv.) |
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