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hungers

  • present tense form
    of hunger (3rd person singular).
    hunger
    noun
    a compelling need or desire for food.

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Huge questions for a party that used to dominate Scottish politics and hungers for a way back to power at Holyrood.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

They are all citizens of winter, prey to the daily hungers of real life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Ng’s and Wong’s bodies have both known hungers of many kinds, inheriting their ancestors’ “insatiable” appetites — for food and water, but also for connection.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2023

Yet, our nation hungers for their radical song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

And suddenly he was all appeal, full of kid hungers, his knees shaking.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides