Hunger Definition
hŭnggər
hungered, hungering, hungers
noun
hungers
The discomfort, pain, or weakness caused by a need for food.
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Famine; starvation.
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A desire, need, or appetite for food.
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Any strong desire; craving.
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verb
hungered, hungering, hungers
To feel hunger; be hungry; need food.
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To have a strong desire; crave.
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To subject to hunger; starve.
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Origin of Hunger
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From Middle English hunger, from Old English hungor (“hunger, desire; famine”), from Proto-Germanic *hungruz, *hunhruz (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk- (“to burn, smart, desire, hunger, thirst”). Compare Dutch honger, German and Low German Hunger, Swedish hunger.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English hungor
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English hyngran.
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