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Synonyms for hunger
ˈhʌŋ gərhun·ger
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Princeton's WordNet
hunger, hungrinessnoun
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
Synonyms:
yearning, hungriness, longing, thirst, thirstinesshunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstinessverb
strong desire for something (not food or drink)
"a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
Synonyms:
thirstiness, aridness, yearning, thirst, aridity, longing, hungrinesshungerverb
feel the need to eat
crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lustverb
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
starve, hunger, famishverb
be hungry; go without food
"Let's eat--I'm starving!"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
hungernoun
Synonyms:
craving appetite (for food), craving for foodhungerverb
Synonyms:
FAMISH, feel hunger, feel hungryhungerverb
Synonyms:
long, have an eager desire
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#218460 | hambre |
How to use hunger in a sentence?
We’re not dying of hunger yet or anything like that.
I care for riches, to make giftsTo friends, or lead a sick man back to healthWith ease and plenty. Else small aid is wealthFor daily gladness; once a man be doneWith hunger, rich and poor are all as one.
Nothing is a bigger motivator than, 'Am I going to be alive tomorrow?' hunger and fear is something that every independent oil-and-gas person knows - and that something no major oil-and-gas person has ever felt in their career.
In a vacuum,' take two more bites' doesn't look horrible... but over time, that message can influence a child's ability to honor and recognize their own hunger and fullness cues and listen to their own bodies, if you are full, you are full, and beyond fullness is overeating.
It seems to induce cravings and hunger that are comparable in magnitude to addictive drugs.
Translations for hunger
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- رغبة, جوعArabic
- aclıqAzerbaijani
- голадBelarusian
- гладBulgarian
- gana, famCatalan, Valencian
- hladovět, hladCzech
- newynWelsh
- sultDanish
- Hunger, hungernGerman
- πεινώ, ποθώ, λαχταρώ, λαχτάρα, πόθος, πείναGreek
- malsati, malsatoEsperanto
- hambre, sedSpanish
- گرسنگیPersian
- nälkä, himoita, isota, nähdä nälkää, himoFinnish
- faim, soifFrench
- ocrasIrish
- acrasScottish Gaelic
- accrysManx
- רָעָבHebrew
- भूखHindi
- grangouHaitian Creole
- éhségHungarian
- քաղց, սովArmenian
- fameInterlingua
- hungur, sulturIcelandic
- fameItalian
- 飢える, 飢え, 空腹, 飢餓Japanese
- შიმშილიGeorgian
- аштықKazakh
- 굶주림, 배고픔Korean
- برسی, برسێتیKurdish
- ачтыкKyrgyz
- famesLatin
- alkisLithuanian
- badsLatvian
- гладMacedonian
- भूखMarathi
- hungerNorwegian
- trek, hongeren, honger, honger hebbenDutch
- svolt, svelte, hungerNorwegian Nynorsk
- hungre, sult, sulte, hungerNorwegian
- dichinNavajo, Navaho
- famOccitan
- głódPolish
- fome, desejoPortuguese
- fomRomansh
- foameRomanian
- жажда, жаждать, голодRussian
- बुभुक्षाSanskrit
- fàmeneSardinian
- glad, глад, gladovatiSerbo-Croatian
- hladSlovak
- gladSlovene
- hungerSwedish
- njaa, unengeSwahili
- ఆకలిTelugu
- гуруснагӣTajik
- ความหิวThai
- açlyk, aaçlykTurkmen
- açlıkTurkish
- ачлыкTatar
- голодUkrainian
- بھوکUrdu
- ochlikUzbek
- đóiVietnamese
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