/ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/
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Translation
Wanting food; needing to eat.
Word origin
From Old English hungrig, from hunger, the need for food.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hungrig
Examples
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"Hungry" shows you need to eat.
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Here "hungry" describes the cat that wanted food.
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"Hungry" tells you they badly needed to eat.
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