hunger
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ verb C2- To be in need of food.
- To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn. · I hungered for your love.
He/she/it hungers · Past hungered · Past participle hungered · -ing form hungering
Verb forms
- Base form
- hunger
- He/she/it
- hungers
- Past
- hungered
- Past participle
- hungered
- -ing form
- hungering
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They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
AN ASS and a Cock were in a straw-yard together when a Lion, desperate from hunger, approached the spot.
And thus they both, along with their families, perished from hunger, and afforded ample provision for the Cat and her kittens.
“Faith, yes,” replied Andrea, whose hunger prevailed over every other feeling.
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