Synonyms for hungry
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : huhng-gree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌŋ gri |
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Définition of hungry
Origin :- Old English hungrig "hungry, famished;" see hunger + -y (2). Cf. Old Frisian hungerig, Dutch hongerig, German hungrig. Figurative use from c.1200. Related: Hungrily.
- adj starving; desirous
- Yes—I'm hungry for both, and some of those funny little cakes.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The History of Man is the record of a hungry creature in search of food.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Rested at Pintumbra, as there was good feed for our tired and hungry horses.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- I want to eat when I am hungry, sleep when I am weary, drink—well, any old time.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- This from Jerry Tompkins; you have probably no idea how hungry he was at that moment.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- For no matter how hungry the people may become the seed corn must not be eaten.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- The sight of the well-loaded table was most welcome to the eyes of hungry travelers.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- In the meantime, little woman, what are you to do with all these hungry horses on your hands?
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- No, I'm not hungry, nor I don't want any coffee, or anything.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- As Baucis had said, there was but a scanty supper for two hungry travellers.
- Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Antonyms for hungry
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