Hungry ˈhʌŋɡri Food Eat Feeling Adjective Bre Talk

• i'm really hungry.
• she wasn't feeling very hungry.
• is anyone getting hungry?
• all this talk of food is making me hungry.

hungry

1. feeling that you want to eat something
• I'm really hungry.
• She wasn't feeling very hungry.
• Is anyone getting hungry?
• All this talk of food is making me hungry.
• I have a hungry family to feed.
2. not having enough food to eat
• Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year's harvest.
3. people who do not have enough food to eat
4. causing you to feel that you want to eat something
• All this gardening is hungry work.
5. having or showing a strong desire for something
• Both parties are hungry for power.
• power-hungry
• The child is simply hungry for affection.
• His eyes had a wild hungry look in them.

Extra Examples

• We were all ravenously hungry after the walk.
• the number of children who have to go hungry
• His eyes had a wild, hungry look in them.
• I’m really hungry.
• There were eight hungry mouths to feed at home.
• They’ve compiled a list of the ten most power-hungry companies in the country.
• Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year’s harvest.
• We like to use small agencies that are hungry for our business.

Word Origin

• Old English hungrig, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hongerig, German hungrig, also to hunger.