Meaning & use
hungry
Feeling a need or desire for food, or strongly wanting something, such as success or knowledge.
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The children were hungry after playing outside all afternoon and asked for a snack.
The young team looked hungry for their first championship win in years.
A note on using this word
Hungry can describe physical need for food or a figurative, strong desire for achievement, as in 'hungry for success.'
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