English Dictionary
Definition hungry in British English
hungry
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Other ways of saying hungry
peckish quite hungry: used especially to talk about feeling hungry when it is not a mealtime: I often start to feel a bit peckish around mid-morning.
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 children 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.
