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hunger — hun|ger1 [ˈhʌŋgə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: hungor] 1.) [U] lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death = ↑starvation die of/from hunger ▪ Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. 2.) [U]… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hunger — [[t]hʌ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] hungers, hungering, hungered 1) N UNCOUNT Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat. Hunger is the body s signal that levels of blood sugar are too low... Seized by morning… … English dictionary
hunger — 1 noun 1 (U) lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death; starvation: Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. 2 (U) the feeling that you need to eat: Babies often cry from hunger. | hunger… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dying of boredom — dying of boredom/hunger/thirst etc/spoken phrase feeling very bored hungry thirsty etc Thesaurus: thirst and thirstysynonym hunger and hungrysynonym feeling or expressing strong emotions … Useful english dictionary
dying of thirst — dying of boredom/hunger/thirst etc/spoken phrase feeling very bored hungry thirsty etc Thesaurus: thirst and thirstysynonym hunger and hungrysynonym feeling or expressing strong emotions … Useful english dictionary
hunger after — hunger for all actors hunger after such a role Syn: desire, crave, covet; long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; want, need; informal have a yen for, itch for, be dying for … Thesaurus of popular words
Hunger strike — A hunger strike is a method of non violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change … Wikipedia
Hunger (2008 film) — Infobox Film name = Hunger image size = caption = Film poster director = Steve McQueen producer = Laura Hastings Smith, Robin Gutch writer = Enda Walsh, Steve McQueen starring = Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham music = Paul Davies… … Wikipedia
hunger — n 1. hungriness, appetite, appetition, appetence, stomach, taste; tapeworm, Pathol. bulimia, canine appetite, Inf. sweet tooth; ravenousness, edacity, voraciousness. 525 2. craving, thirst, coveting, want; yearning, longing, pining, desire, yen,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hunger after/for — DESIRE, crave; long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; want, need; informal have a yen for, itch for, be dying for, be gagging for. → hunger … Useful english dictionary
