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/hˈəŋgər/ Listen

noun

Hunger n.

An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food. Note: The sensation of hunger is usually referred to the stomach, but is probably dependent on excitation of the sensory nerves, both of the stomach and intestines, and perhaps also on indirect impressions from other organs, more or less exhausted from lack of nutriment.

Any strong eager desire. "O sacred hunger of ambitious minds!" "For hunger of my gold I die."

verb

Hunger v. t. To make hungry; to famish.

Hunger v. i. (past & past part. hungered; pres. part. hungering)

To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.

To have an eager desire; to long. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteouness."

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Etymology of 'Hunger'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hunger" Quotes from Famous Books

... impulse in doing thus, drawn by her yearning for the music. When she thought about it as she walked on it seemed to her a foolish idea, for the man could not possibly know of her trouble, and moreover was probably with his friend the lieutenant. But she did not stop even then, for her heart's hunger still drove her on, and she thought, "I'll see, and perhaps he will play again without my asking; I can sit in the near ...

— King Midas • Upton Sinclair

... he cried, and there was a hunger in his voice that sank deep in my heart. He needed me! How good it was to know that, to realise that in all the teeming millions in the world no woman could be ...

— The Lady of the Basement Flat • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

... mangy patch showed on either cheek. It was undeniably "Fingerless" Fraser, but how changed, how altered from that radiant flower of indolence they had known! He was pallid, emaciated, and bedraggled; his attitude showed hunger and abuse, and his bony joints seemed about to pierce through their tattered covering. As they stood speechless with amazement, he made his identification complete by protruding his tongue from the corner of his mouth and gravely closing ...

— The Silver Horde • Rex Beach

... Friday morn is hangman's day; Fast in the noose I dangle. At four A. M. the clam I seek, And get into a tangle. Alas! my wish—a one-eyed fish[B]— To find a juicy ration; The clam on high began to die— A sweet anticipation! Beware the scent, tho' hunger groan! My gentle kiss (a fishing smack) Shot far amiss and with a hiss I landed pretty well for'ard. A smack I smote with a fearful thwack, A stunning whack across the back, On the upper deck of the Judy Peck. At noon to-day, the fishermen say, We ornament the table— O, ...

— Cupid's Middleman • Edward B. Lent

... Georgie Bassett, with Amy Rennsdale and Marjorie, formed the head of a procession, while all the boys who had retained their sense of decorum immediately sought partners and fell in behind. The outlaws, succumbing to ice cream hunger, followed suit, one after the other, until all of the girls were provided with escorts. Then, to the moral strains of "The Stars and Stripes Forever", the children paraded out to the dining-room. Two ...

— Penrod and Sam • Booth Tarkington

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