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hunger
What does hunger mean?
hunger (noun): a need or compelling desire for food.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce hunger?
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hunger come from?
From Middle English hunger, from Old English hungor (“hunger, desire; famine”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to hunger
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hunger” mean?
a need or compelling desire for food
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any period of seven consecutive days
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condensed water falling from a cloud
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the achievement of one's aim or goal
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