hunger

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/ˈhʌŋɡə/ English

Definitions

noun

A need or compelling desire for food.
(by extension) Any strong desire.“I have a hunger to win.”

verb

To be in need of food.
(usually with 'for' or 'after') To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.“I hungered for your love.”
To make hungry; to famish.

Related words

Synonyms

hungriness starve lust crave thirst hungry starvation starving appetite famine thirsty anxiety malnutrition greed undernourishment poverty

Associated

strike strikes homelessness aqua colon protest protesting

Rhymes

monger younger ungar unger

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