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hunger
[ huhng-ger ]
/ ˈhʌŋ gər /
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noun
verb (used without object)
to feel hunger; be hungry.
to have a strong desire.
verb (used with object)
Rare. to subject to hunger; starve.
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Idioms about hunger
from hunger, Slang. deplorably bad; dreadful: The styles in coats this winter are from hunger.Also strictly from hunger.
Origin of hunger
before 900; Middle English; Old English hungor; cognate with German Hunger
OTHER WORDS FROM hunger
hun·ger·ing·ly, adverbhalf-hungered, adjectivepre·hun·ger, nounWords nearby hunger
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British Dictionary definitions for hunger
hunger
/ (ˈhʌŋɡə) /
noun
a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food
an appetite, desire, need, or cravinghunger for a woman
verb
to have or cause to have a need or craving for food
(intr; usually foll by for or after) to have a great appetite or desire (for)
Word Origin for hunger
Old English hungor; related to Old High German hungar, Old Norse hungr, Gothic hūhrus
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