hungry
adjective
having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
hungrily
-
a word derived from
hungry.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
That’s where market behemoths, who have been feasting on small competitors for decades, begin to hungrily eye one another’s total addressable markets.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
It’s packed with jagged guitar lines and fiery melodies that nip hungrily at your earlobes.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024
The bugs tracked hungrily across the coated paper, creating a delirious scene of decay and dissolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
In the meantime, I'll be hungrily scanning the shelves of my local thrift stores for any loose E-Meters, gripping my iFixit screwdriver like it's a fork waiting to tear apart a steak.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
You sniffed suspiciously at the dark, sticky ball and then nibbled at it as daintily as a princess, while the rest of us hungrily cleaned off one leaf plate after another.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
