hungeringn.
/ˈhʌŋɡərɪŋ/ The action of hunger v.; craving, longing.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] > craving
thirstc1175
hungriness1530
dropsy1548
hunger1548
hungriousness1549
appetite1605
hungering1638
bulimia1639
craving1692
letch1796
crave1830
1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1707) i. 1 An Earnestness and Hungering after Novelty.
1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 115 He findeth hungrings and thirstings after him. View more context for this quotation
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. vi. iv. 323 France has begun her long Curriculum of Hungering.
1891 Athenæum 10 Jan. 51/1 The insane hungering after quarterings.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
hungeringadj.
That hungers; hungry.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > hungry
hungryc950
hungering971
hollow1362
eagera1475
empty?1490
ahungrya1500
sharp-set1540
greedlya1546
anhungry1578
starveling1578
belly-pinched1608
mad-hungry1608
jejunea1620
sharp-bent1675
sharp1678
nithered1691
peckish1714
stomach-tight1718
yap1768
yaupish1789
picksome1847
971 Blickl. Hom. 5 Þa hingrigendan he gefylleþ mid godum.
a1300 E.E. Psalter cvi[i]. 9 Hungrand saule he filled with gode.
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxlv. 5 He gifis mete til hungirand.
a1882 D. G. Rossetti House of Life vi The half~drawn hungering face.
Derivatives
ˈhungeringly adv. hungrily, longingly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adverb] > craving
hungrily1377
cravingly1621
esuriently1883
hungeringly1884
1884 A. Forbes in Eng. Illustr. Mag. I. 456 Tidings which peoples awaited hungeringly or tremblingly.
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