hungry
adjective
having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
hungrily
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a word derived from
hungry.
Example Sentences
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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
His excitement to see them arriving, old friends and newcomers alike, was only rivaled by the potential energy of the growing crowd patiently, hungrily waiting for a jazz concert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 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
“What’s for dinner?” he asks, rubbing his front paws together hungrily.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
