hungry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʌŋgri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhʌŋgri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hung′grē)

Inflections of 'hungry' (adj):
hungrier
adj comparative
hungriest
adj superlative

Collocations for "hungry"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hungry" in context.

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hungry

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
additional examples
  1. a hungry [baby, boy, girl, person, fighter]
  2. hungry [children, people] (in)
  3. hungry [shoppers, sellers, lenders]
  4. have hungry mouths to feed
  5. am hungry for [steak, ice cream]
  6. is hungry for knowledge
  7. am hungry to [learn, get, make, hear]
  8. as hungry as a [horse, bear]
  9. people in [the town] are hungry
  10. hungry and [thirsty, tired, homeless, cold]
  11. are [very, starving, desperately] hungry
  12. am so hungry
  13. I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse
  14. am [getting, starting to get] hungry
  15. am always hungry
  16. [why, how] are you never hungry?
  17. the [smell, exercise, wait] made me hungry
  18. is [power, money] hungry
  19. power-hungry [leaders, dictator]
  20. is hungry for [power, fame, success, recognition]
  21. money-hungry [people, preacher]
adj
  1. a hungry [baby, boy, girl, person, fighter]
  2. hungry [children, people] (in)
  3. hungry [shoppers, sellers, lenders]
  4. have hungry mouths to feed
  5. am hungry for [steak, ice cream]
  6. is hungry for knowledge
  7. am hungry to [learn, get, make, hear]
  8. as hungry as a [horse, bear]
  9. people in [the town] are hungry
  10. hungry and [thirsty, tired, homeless, cold]
  11. are [very, starving, desperately] hungry
  12. am so hungry
  13. I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse
  14. am [getting, starting to get] hungry
  15. am always hungry
  16. [why, how] are you never hungry?
  17. the [smell, exercise, wait] made me hungry
  18. is [power, money] hungry
  19. is hungry for [power, fame, success, recognition]
'hungry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
baby - beggar - blood - climb - eat - expect - fighter - further - greedy - how - media - rumble - starving - stealth - talk - tear - tired

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