noun / verb
hunger
HUNG-er/ˈhʌŋɡər/
A bodily craving for needed nourishment.
His hunger shows as he reaches eagerly for the plate of food.
Etymology
Old English hungor joined craving appetite with the discomfort caused by going without food. The modern sense retains that link between bodily need and desire to eat.
In context
being almost famished with Hunger having not eaten a morsal for some hours before I left the ship
More examples
- A bowl of soup satisfies my hunger.
- By noon, she feels hunger pangs.
- We hunger for a warm meal after the long hike.
Forms
hunger · hungers · hungered · hungering
hungry adjective — Feeling a physical need for food.