Synonyms for hungry

Grammar : Adj

Spell : huhng-gree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌŋ gri

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Définition of hungry

Origin : Old English hungrig "hungry, famished;" see hunger + -y (2). Cf. Old Frisian hungerig, Dutch hongerig, German hungrig. Figurative use from c.1200. Related: Hungrily.

adj starving; desirous

Example sentences :

Yes—I'm hungry for both, and some of those funny little cakes.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

The History of Man is the record of a hungry creature in search of food.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

Rested at Pintumbra, as there was good feed for our tired and hungry horses.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

I want to eat when I am hungry, sleep when I am weary, drink—well, any old time.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

This from Jerry Tompkins; you have probably no idea how hungry he was at that moment.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

For no matter how hungry the people may become the seed corn must not be eaten.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

The sight of the well-loaded table was most welcome to the eyes of hungry travelers.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

In the meantime, little woman, what are you to do with all these hungry horses on your hands?
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

No, I'm not hungry, nor I don't want any coffee, or anything.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

As Baucis had said, there was but a scanty supper for two hungry travellers.
Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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