hunger
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Hunger means: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.
Synonyms for hunger7
noun, as in strong desire for something (not food or drink)
noun, as in a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
hungriness
verb, as in be hungry; go without food
What does hunger mean?5
verb
1
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
2
be hungry; go without food“Let's eat — I'm starving!”
3
feel the need to eat
noun
1
strong desire for something (not food or drink)“a thirst for knowledge”
2
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with hunger?1
two syllables
Hunger in a sentence
- To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he always had enough to eat.Zifre
- With hunger and fatigue, the dog died at last.User19745
- While feeding only on hope, you can die of hunger.Jevgenija
- Hunger, my boy, is no reason for taking something which belongs to another.Hybrid
- He fainted with hunger and fatigue, but came to after a while.CM
- Every day mosques are built, so that hunger is sheltered there.samir_t
- Are those pangs of conscience that you're feeling, or just pangs of hunger?AlanF_US
- Pride costs more than hunger, thirst, and cold.shekitten
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Forms of hunger
as a verb
- past tense
- hungered
- present participle
- hungering
- third-person singular
- hungers
- past participle
- hungered