Definitions for hungry
ˈhʌŋ grihun·gry

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hungry(adj)

   feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

   "a world full of hungry people"

2. athirst(p), hungry(p), thirsty(p)(adj)

   (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

   "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hungry(Adjective)

   affected by hunger; desirous of food; having a physical need for food.

2. hungry(Adjective)

   eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something.

Origin: hungrig, from hungor 'hunger' (from the same).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hungry

   feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire

2. Hungry

   showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious

3. Hungry

   not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil

Origin: [AS. hungrid. See Hunger.]

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1. Hungry

   "Hungry" is a single released by the American glam metal/hard rock band Winger, from their album Winger. Released as a single in 1989, the song charted at No. 85 in the US. The B-side was "Poison Angel", taken from the same album. In the beginning of the music video, before the car crashes, the song "Headed for a Heartbreak" can be heard playing on the radio.

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1. hungry

   The feeling an animal or person feels intuitively they need to eat as their body requires food.

   Only sometimes during the day do we feel hungry.

   Submitted by MaryC on August 28, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hungry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2834

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hungry' in Adjectives Frequency: #630

How to pronounce hungry?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hungry in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hungry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hungry in a Sentence

1. I.Marques:

   Always Hungry and Stay Hungry.

2. Firesign Theatre:

   im hungry safe sound and hungry.

3. Deon Joseph:

   Nobody ever goes hungry on Skid Row.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Always feel hungry for a daring life.

5. Margaret Ellen Bradford:

   While there, she got hungry like babies do.

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