hungering

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈhəŋ-gər\
- /ˈhʌŋ.ɡər.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈhəŋ-gər\

Definitions of hungering word

noun hungering Present participle of hunger. 1
noun hungering The condition of one who hungers. 0

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Parts of speech for Hungering

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hungering

hungering popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hungering

noun hungering

ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
craving — an intense desire or longing
hankering — a longing; craving.
hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.

adjective hungering

empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
ravening — rapacious; voracious.
hungry — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.

verb hungering

conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
crave — If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
fantasize — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.
fantasise — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.

All 152 Synonyms of hungering

Antonyms for hungering

noun hungering

dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.

adjective hungering

full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
sated — to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.
satiated — satiated.
satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
fed — field emission display

verb hungering

despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.

All 31 Antonyms of hungering

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