hunger
noun
a compelling need or desire for food.
has hungered
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present perfectof hunger (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Prince George’s has hungered for a high-end entertainment venue, but also a bigger role in the collective consciousness of Washington.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2016
My whole soul has hungered and thirsted for her.
From Wife in Name Only by Charlotte M. Brame
If your heart, through all these years, Like mine, has hungered, you will be there too.
From The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems by Cotton Noe
She loves him; she has hungered and thirsted for the sound of his voice, the sight of his face, the clasp of his hand, all these weary, lonely months.
From A Terrible Secret by May Agnes Fleming
How my heart has hungered and starved for the love my baby awoke in it!
From Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Ida Glenwood
