There are millions of hungry people throughout the world.
That girl is always hungry.
The prisoners' families were hungry for more information.
They were hungry to learn more.
Recent Examples on the WebThe United Nations has warned that over 1 million hungry Haitians, many of them children, are on the brink of famine as the seaport and airport remain closed, food prices skyrocket and aid distributions are disrupted by heavy gunfire.—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 For Ukraine, the immediate concern is procuring enough ammunition to feed the hungry artillery pieces that can annihilate Russia’s human-wave assaults and supply the anti-aircraft systems that fend off the severe nightly attacks on its cities and infrastructure.—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024 As head cook of Milwaukee’s only hot lunch program for the homeless and hungry, Lauren Baas spends most of her shift in the kitchen, preparing a meal for 100-plus people.—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024 Um Ihab’s husband spent his final days hungry, sleep-deprived, in pain and physically exhausted.—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024 Line the bottoms with hardware cloth (not chicken wire) to exclude hungry gophers.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024 With a massive island and white marble countertops, the kitchen is perfect for what Ree does best: cook for lots of hungry family members.—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 Palestinian authorities say Israeli forces shot at hungry civilians; Israeli officials say most people were killed in a stampede.—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 Exhausted, hungry and sleep-deprived: UCLA student super-commuters search for relief.—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hungrig; akin to Old English hungor
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of hungry was
before the 12th century
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