hunger

Definition

• n. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
• n. strong desire for something (not food or drink)
• v. feel the need to eat

Word forms

Past tense

hungered

Present participle

hungering

Past participle

hungered

Third person singular

hungers

Example sentences

1. n.

   Many people in the world still suffer from hunger and malnutrition.

2. vt.

   The lack of food in the area could hunger the residents for days.

3. vi.

   After hiking for hours, we began to hunger for a meal.