Definition of Hunger
Hunger
Hun·ger


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A strong desire or need for food or nourishment.

e.g. The famine led to widespread hunger and malnutrition.

(noun)
an intense need for something, similar to a need for food;

e.g. She has a great hunger to learn new and apply new concepts in physics.

(verb)
to have a strong craving or desire for something;

e.g. All students in this major hunger for a reputable internship that can give them experience.

(verb)
to suffer or feel hunger;

e.g. How do they not have any shame in feasting while the poor hunger during this famine?



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