Hungrily
adverb
The state of wanting to eat a lot, with a strong desire.
He hungrily finished the entire pizza on his own.
Often appears as...
- eat hungrily
- look hungrily
adverb
Wanting something very much, with a strong desire or enthusiasm.
He hungrily read every book he could find on the subject.
Often appears as...
- read hungrily
- listen hungrily
adverb
The state of wanting to eat a lot, with a strong desire.
He hungrily finished the entire pizza on his own.
Often appears as...
- eat hungrily
- look hungrily
adverb
Wanting something very much, with a strong desire or enthusiasm.
He hungrily read every book he could find on the subject.
Often appears as...
- read hungrily
- listen hungrily
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Craving
Used to express a strong physical need for food, suggesting an urgent or intense hunger.
After the hike, she looked at the sandwich hungrily.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Polite
Eating 'hungrily' can imply a lack of manners or desperation, which might be impolite in formal settings.
He slurped the soup hungrily, ignoring the stares.
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Effect
Authors use 'hungrily' to create a vivid, dramatic picture of someone's intense need to eat.
The stranded sailor ate the bread hungrily.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Craving
Used to express a strong physical need for food, suggesting an urgent or intense hunger.
After the hike, she looked at the sandwich hungrily.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Polite
Eating 'hungrily' can imply a lack of manners or desperation, which might be impolite in formal settings.
He slurped the soup hungrily, ignoring the stares.
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Effect
Authors use 'hungrily' to create a vivid, dramatic picture of someone's intense need to eat.
The stranded sailor ate the bread hungrily.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Craving
Used to express a strong physical need for food, suggesting an urgent or intense hunger.
After the hike, she looked at the sandwich hungrily.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Polite
Eating 'hungrily' can imply a lack of manners or desperation, which might be impolite in formal settings.
He slurped the soup hungrily, ignoring the stares.
Pro Tip 3/3Dramatic Effect
Authors use 'hungrily' to create a vivid, dramatic picture of someone's intense need to eat.
The stranded sailor ate the bread hungrily.
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Why are there so many...
And then there's the insects' mighty power of metamorphosis. This trait not only transforms insects, but also helps them maximize the available resources in an ecosystem. Take butterflies. In their larval caterpillar form, they chomp hungrily through leaves at a rapid rate
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Robert Neuwirth: The...
The flies buzzed hungrily around his legs. When 20 families -- 100 people or so -- share a single latrine, a boy pooping on a garbage pile is perhaps no big thing. But it stood in jarring contrast to something Armstrong had said as we were eating --
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Lions' First Kill PIPE...
Mara and Zyra watch hungrily as the water makes its getaway it's a steep learning curve for the Lions but to survive in the wild they must learn to hunt
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Why are there so many...
And then there's the insects' mighty power of metamorphosis. This trait not only transforms insects, but also helps them maximize the available resources in an ecosystem. Take butterflies. In their larval caterpillar form, they chomp hungrily through leaves at a rapid rate
Video examples
Robert Neuwirth: The...
The flies buzzed hungrily around his legs. When 20 families -- 100 people or so -- share a single latrine, a boy pooping on a garbage pile is perhaps no big thing. But it stood in jarring contrast to something Armstrong had said as we were eating --
Video examples
Lions' First Kill PIPE...
Mara and Zyra watch hungrily as the water makes its getaway it's a steep learning curve for the Lions but to survive in the wild they must learn to hunt
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Quote examples
Nina Conti
English Actress
I do laugh when I hear myself saying, 'I am a ventriloquist.' I am definitely suited to it, though. I took it and ran with it quite hungrily. It is not for everyone, but it is just the chance to write for a character.
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Jenna McCarthy
Author
Scientific studies about relationships fascinate me, and I devour them hungrily, especially when they give big, fancy-sounding names to everyday experiences.
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Nina Conti
English Actress
I do laugh when I hear myself saying, 'I am a ventriloquist.' I am definitely suited to it, though. I took it and ran with it quite hungrily. It is not for everyone, but it is just the chance to write for a character.
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Jenna McCarthy
Author
Scientific studies about relationships fascinate me, and I devour them hungrily, especially when they give big, fancy-sounding names to everyday experiences.
Example 1 of 2
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