hunger (redirected from hungering)

hun·ger  (hnggr)

n.

1.

a. A strong desire or need for food.

b. The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.

2. A strong desire or craving: a hunger for affection.

v. hun·gered, hun·ger·ing, hun·gers

v.intr.

1. To have a need or desire for food.

2. To have a strong desire or craving.

v.tr.

To cause to experience hunger; make hungry.

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[Middle English, from Old English hungor.]

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hunger

Noun

1. a feeling of emptiness or weakness caused by lack of food

2. a lack of food that causes suffering or death: refugees dying of hunger and disease

3. desire or craving: Europe's hunger for bullion

Verb

hunger for to have a great desire (for) [Old English hungor]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hunger - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation hungriness drive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire bulimia - pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) emptiness - having an empty stomach edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity - excessive desire to eat famishment, starvation - a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period malnourishment, undernourishment - not having enough food to develop or function normally
	2.	hunger - strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" thirst, thirstiness, hungriness desire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
Verb	1.	hunger - feel the need to eat hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain
	2.	hunger - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for crave, lust, thirst, starve desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
	3.	hunger - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" famish, starve suffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain

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hunger

noun 1. appetite, emptiness, voracity, hungriness, ravenousness

noun 2. starvation, famine, malnutrition, undernourishment

noun 3. desire, appetite, craving, yen (informal) ache, lust, yearning, itch, thirst, greediness

hunger for or after something want, desire, crave, hope for, long for, wish for, yearn for, pine for, hanker after, ache for, thirst after, itch after

Translations

hunger [ˈhʌŋgəʳ] n → hambre f

vi to hunger for (fig) → tener hambre de, anhelar

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hunger [ˈhʌŋgəʳ] n → faim f

vi to hunger for → avoir faim de, désirer ardemment

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hunger [ˈhʌŋgəʳ] n → Hunger m

vi to hunger for → hungern nach

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hunger [ˈhʌŋgəʳ] n → fame f

vi to hunger for → desiderare ardentemente

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hunger

n hunger [ˈhaŋgə]

1 the desire for food A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger. honger جوع глад hlad sult der Hunger πείνα hambre isu گرسنگي nälkä faim רָעָב भूख glad éhség rasa lapar hungur, svengd fame 空腹 시장기 alkis izsalkums kelaparan honger sult głód fome foame голод hlad lakota glad hunger ความหิว açlık 食慾 голод بھوک tình trạng đói 食欲

2 the state of not having enough food Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger. hongersnood جوع، عَدَم وُجود طَعام глад hlad sult; hunger der Hunger ασιτία hambre nälg گرسنگی nälkä faim רָעָב भूखमरी gladovanje éhség kelaparan hungur fame 飢え 기근 alkis, badas bads kebuluran honger hungersnød głód fome foame голод hlad lakota glad hunger, svält ความอดอยาก açlık, kıtlık 飢餓 голод کھانے کی قلت محسوس کرنا sự đói 饥饿

3 any strong desire a hunger for love. begeerte إشْتِياق، شَهْوَه глад hlad hunger der Hunger λαχτάρα hambre; deseo; ganas iha عطش jano faim רָעָב ל- चाहत cežnja vágyódás keinginan hungur fame 渇望 열망 troškimas alkas; ilgas dahagakan honger sterk lyst, trang głód fome do­rinţă жажда hlad koprnenje glad hunger, längtan ความปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้า özlem, büyük arzu, susamışlık 渴望 жадоба, бажання شدید خواہش sự khao khát 渴望

v

(usually withfor) to long for (eg affection, love). honger يَشْتاق жадувам hladovět (po) hungre hungern λαχταρώ ansiar, anhelar janunema تشنه چیزی بودن janota avoir faim de לְהִשתוֹקֵק चाहत gladovati, žudjeti vágyódik mendambakan hungra (eftir e-u) aver fame, bramare 渇望する 열망하다 trokšti alkt; ilgoties dahagakan hongeren hungre etter łaknąć, pożądać ter fome de a tânji (după) жаждать túžiť, dychtiť (po) hrepeneti po žudeti za hungra (längta) efter ปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้า özlemini çekmek, çok arzu etmek 渴望 дуже хотіти, жадати طلب محسوس کرنا khao khát 渴望

adj hungry

wanting or needing food etc a hungry baby; I'm hungry – I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure. honger جائِع ، تَوّاق إلى гладен hladový sulten hungrig πεινασμένος hambriento kõht on tühi, näljane گرسنه nälkäinen affamé רָעֵב भूखा gladan; željan, ceznutljiv éhes lapar svangur affamato 空腹の 배고픈; 열망하는 alkanas izsalcis lapar hongerig sulten, hungrende głodny esfomeado înfometat голодный; жаждущий hladný lačen, željan gladan hungrig หิว aç 飢餓的 голодний; голодуючий کھانے کا خواہشمند đói 饥饿的

adv hungrily

honger بِجوع ، باشْتِياق إلى гладно hladově sultent hungrig πεινασμένα con hambre, vorazmente näljaselt با گرسنگی nälkäisesti voracement בַּרַעבתָנוּת भूख से gladno, željno éhesen dengan rakus græðgislega voracemente かつがつと 굶주려서, 열망하여 godžiai badaini; badīgi dengan lapar hongerig sultent, begjærlig łapczywie esfomeadamente flămând как голодный; жадно hladne, dychtivo lačno gladno hungrigt อย่างหิวโหย aç olarak, aç aç, iştahla 飢餓地 жадібно حریصانہ khao khát; thèm muốn 饥饿地

n hungriness

hongerheid جوع глад hlad sult der Hunger πείνα hambre nälg گرسنگی nälkä faim רָעָב भूखा रहना glad éhség kelaparan hungur, svengd fame 空腹 기아 išalkimas badainums; badīgums kelaparan hongerigheid sulten tilstand łapczywość fome foame жадность hlad lakotnost gladnost hunger, hungrighet ความหิวโหย açlık 飢餓 жадібність بھوک sự khao khát 饥饿

hunger strike

a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline. eetstaking إضْراب عن الطَّعام гладна стачка hladovka sultestrejke der Hungerstreik απεργία πείνας huelga de hambre näljastreik اعتصاب غذا nälkälakko de la grève faim שְׁבְיתַת רָעָב भूख हड़ताल štrajk gladu éhségsztájk mogok makan hungurverkfall sciopero della fame ハンスト 단식 투쟁 bado streikas bada streiks mogok lapar hongerstaking sultestreik strajk głodowy greve da fome greva foamei голодовка hladovka gladovna stavka štrajk glađu hungerstrejk การอดข้าวประท้วง açlık grevi 絕食 голодування بھوک ہڑتال cuộc tuyệt thực 绝食