1
as in starving
feeling a desire or need for food
John was still hungry after eating only a muffin for breakfast
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2
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
hungry for the latest news
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Recent Examples of hungry
By that point, Betty White had joined the cast as the man-hungry Sue Ann Nivens, and Georgia Engel stepped in as thwe quirky and a bit kooky Georgette Franklin, Ted's future wife.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Anyone who has hung out at Cerebral Brewing over the past year is familiar with Outside Pizza, a vintage green and white teardrop trailer that serves Neopolitan-style pies (including the cult favorite pickle pizza) to hungry beer drinkers.
—The Know, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Kids get hungry and parents get busy.
—Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
In 1795, hungry Londoners mobbed King George III’s coach demanding bread.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Anyone who has hung out at Cerebral Brewing over the past year is familiar with Outside Pizza, a vintage green and white teardrop trailer that serves Neopolitan-style pies (including the cult favorite pickle pizza) to hungry beer drinkers.
—The Know, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Kids get hungry and parents get busy.
—Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
In 1795, hungry Londoners mobbed King George III’s coach demanding bread.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hungry
Adjective
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Jennifer Affleck, one of the stars from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, entered rehearsals excited to be paired with Jan Ravnik and to tap into her Latin roots.—
Joelle Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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When people are excited, there’s bound to be energy and urgency.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Taylor Swift premiered her Eras Tour movie at The Grove, where events including an annual Christmas tree lighting draw enthusiastic crowds.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Although some on the committee seemed enthusiastic about pushing the first dose recommendation for hepatitis B from birth to 1 month of age, after some discussion, there was a revolt against tackling the issue at all.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Among them is a championship poker player, a former COVID crisis nurse, a single father, and a couple of avid concertgoers.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kelly was an avid golfer who worked at Dodge County Golf Club and was a member of Dodge County High School’s golf team.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These water signs are adaptable and eager team players, so help siblings dress up as a school of fish or as a peppy cheer squad that will bring everyone’s feelings up.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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As always, Fonda was eager to gush about Redford’s looks, charm and shared interests.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Usman is anxious about the fate of her surviving twin, who is 18 months old and in need of nutritional treatment.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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The uncertainty has left some players on the Valkyries anxious going into this year’s expansion draft.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The hotel, famed for its views of the sunset over Manila Bay, had been well stocked for the incoming brigade of thirsty men.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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More viscous than your average face mist, the milky formula is laced with ceramides and lipids to relieve tight, thirsty skin and refresh dull, dry-looking makeup without so much as a flush or a tingle.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hungry. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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