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Definition hungry in American English

hungry adjective

adjective
/ˈhʌŋɡri/

Other ways of saying hungry

starving or starved (informal) very hungry and wanting to eat immediately: Have you got any bread? I’m starving!

ravenous extremely hungry, especially because you have not eaten for a long time or you have been doing a lot of physical work: The kids are always ravenous after swimming practice.

famished extremely hungry, especially because you have not eaten for a long time: Can we order now? I’m famished.

1

feeling that you want to eat

Example

We were cold, tired, and hungry.

Example

She was beginning to feel hungry again.

Synonyms and related words
hunger the hungry appetite
1.1

without the food you need to stay strong and healthy

Example

Hungry children search for food in the streets.

Example

If crops are destroyed, thousands may go hungry.

Synonyms and related words
hunger the hungry appetite
1.2

the people in the world who do not have enough to eat

Synonyms and related words
hunger the hungry appetite
2

wanting something, or wanting to do something very much

Example

a hungry young actor

Example

People are hungry for news.

Synonyms and related words
anxious impatient longing
3

hungry eyes, or a hungry mouth, express strong sexual feelings

Synonyms and related words
on the pull arouse desire
Definition hungry in American English