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Hunger
01
the feeling that a person gets when they need to eat
02
the serious state in which one suffers from lack of food, and may result in death or disease
Examples
The organization works to alleviate hunger in underserved communities.
03
a craving for something
to hunger
01
to have an intense desire for something
Intransitive: to hunger for sth
Examples
He hungers for success in his career and is determined to achieve his goals.
02
to cause someone to feel extremely hungry
Transitive: to hunger sb
Examples
The long journey through the desert began to hunger them.
03
to experience the physical sensation of needing food
Intransitive
Old useExamples
He felt himself hunger as the afternoon passed without lunch.
