hunger
noun
a compelling need or desire for food.
were hungering
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past progressiveof hunger.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“And many people were hungering for a way to reconcile science and religion. They were hoping that he would say, ‘Yes, there is a God.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
He gave you what you were looking for, probably even what you were hungering for, and you gorged.
From The Verge ● Jan. 16, 2016
It's obvious that lots of Instagram users were hungering for more ways to express themselves in their photos, but adding complexity risks cluttering such a simple app.
From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2014
Flimsier material, some assembly required, and rock-bottom prices turned out to be something consumers were hungering for.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2012
It disastrously happened that the Union public were hungering for heroes at this particular time and that Union journalists were itching to write one up to the top of their bent.
From Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray by William Charles Henry Wood
