Hungry
adjective
Having a need or desire to eat food.
I haven't eaten anything since morning, so I'm really hungry.
Often appears as...
- hungry for dinner
- hungry after exercise
adjective
Having a strong desire for more or to achieve something.
He was hungry for success and would stop at nothing.
Often appears as...
- hungry for knowledge
- hungry for power
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Having a need or desire to eat food.
I haven't eaten anything since morning, so I'm really hungry.
Often appears as...
- hungry for dinner
- hungry after exercise
adjective
Having a strong desire for more or to achieve something.
He was hungry for success and would stop at nothing.
Often appears as...
- hungry for knowledge
- hungry for power
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Need
Focuses on the body's requirement for food to address physical hunger.
After the gym, I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
Pro Tip 2/3Duration Intensifies
The longer you go without eating, the stronger the feeling of hunger gets.
As lunchtime approached, the students grew increasingly hungry.
Pro Tip 3/3Hunger Levels
Can indicate mild to severe levels of hunger; context shows severity.
She just said she was a bit hungry, not famished.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Need
Focuses on the body's requirement for food to address physical hunger.
After the gym, I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
Pro Tip 2/3Duration Intensifies
The longer you go without eating, the stronger the feeling of hunger gets.
As lunchtime approached, the students grew increasingly hungry.
Pro Tip 3/3Hunger Levels
Can indicate mild to severe levels of hunger; context shows severity.
She just said she was a bit hungry, not famished.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Need
Focuses on the body's requirement for food to address physical hunger.
After the gym, I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
Pro Tip 2/3Duration Intensifies
The longer you go without eating, the stronger the feeling of hunger gets.
As lunchtime approached, the students grew increasingly hungry.
Pro Tip 3/3Hunger Levels
Can indicate mild to severe levels of hunger; context shows severity.
She just said she was a bit hungry, not famished.
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How sugar affects the...
And sugar is rare among dopamine-inducing foods. Broccoli, for example, has no effect, which probably explains why it's so hard to get kids to eat their veggies. Speaking of healthy foods, let's say you're hungry and decide to eat a balanced meal. You do, and dopamine levels spike in the reward system hot spots.
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
And this was Henry's rule, he said, "Look, everyone is willing to give you something. They're ready to give you something for whatever it is they're hungry for." And that's the crux of it. If you don't want to be deceived, you have to know, what is it that you're hungry for? And we all kind of hate to admit it.
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How do schools of fish...
It's a matter of survival. Schools of fish exhibit complex swarming behaviors that help them evade hungry predators, while a lone fish is quickly singled out as easy prey. So which brilliant fish leader is the one in charge? Actually, no one is,
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How parasites change...
that needs both cats and rodents to complete its life cycle. When a rat gets infected by eating cat feces, the parasite changes chemical levels in the rat's brain, making it less cautious around the hungry felines, maybe even attracted to them.
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A message from the next...
of food may increase so much that the poor may not be able to afford it a hungry child cannot think about anything other than the desire to eat another of my worries is more war and rivalry look at the world around us
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
chamber and dies a short but productive life for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths slugs are fair game for driver ants they don't run away the first ant makes contact
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Giant Centipede PIPE...
enough it's after a baby green iguana the iguana is fast twitchy highly mobile and impulsive the centipede is slower persistent hungry and strategic the centipede advances on the iguana
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Arctic Fox Snatches Snow...
She has seven hungry cubs to feed. As their appetites grow, the mother must work tirelessly to raise her family. Only fat healthy cubs will survive the Arctic winter.
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Sir David Attenborough...
precious new hatchlings are also given a helping hand any that emerged during the day are collected to be released safely back to the sea away from hungry birds
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Queen Ant Mating Season...
His job done, he retires from the royal chamber and dies. A short but productive life, for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths.
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How sugar affects the...
And sugar is rare among dopamine-inducing foods. Broccoli, for example, has no effect, which probably explains why it's so hard to get kids to eat their veggies. Speaking of healthy foods, let's say you're hungry and decide to eat a balanced meal. You do, and dopamine levels spike in the reward system hot spots.
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
And this was Henry's rule, he said, "Look, everyone is willing to give you something. They're ready to give you something for whatever it is they're hungry for." And that's the crux of it. If you don't want to be deceived, you have to know, what is it that you're hungry for? And we all kind of hate to admit it.
Video examples
How do schools of fish...
It's a matter of survival. Schools of fish exhibit complex swarming behaviors that help them evade hungry predators, while a lone fish is quickly singled out as easy prey. So which brilliant fish leader is the one in charge? Actually, no one is,
Video examples
How parasites change...
that needs both cats and rodents to complete its life cycle. When a rat gets infected by eating cat feces, the parasite changes chemical levels in the rat's brain, making it less cautious around the hungry felines, maybe even attracted to them.
Video examples
A message from the next...
of food may increase so much that the poor may not be able to afford it a hungry child cannot think about anything other than the desire to eat another of my worries is more war and rivalry look at the world around us
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
chamber and dies a short but productive life for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths slugs are fair game for driver ants they don't run away the first ant makes contact
Video examples
Giant Centipede PIPE...
enough it's after a baby green iguana the iguana is fast twitchy highly mobile and impulsive the centipede is slower persistent hungry and strategic the centipede advances on the iguana
Video examples
Arctic Fox Snatches Snow...
She has seven hungry cubs to feed. As their appetites grow, the mother must work tirelessly to raise her family. Only fat healthy cubs will survive the Arctic winter.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
precious new hatchlings are also given a helping hand any that emerged during the day are collected to be released safely back to the sea away from hungry birds
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Queen Ant Mating Season...
His job done, he retires from the royal chamber and dies. A short but productive life, for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.
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Yannick Noah
French Athlete
It made me hungry. I feel like I'm in a program that really helped me individually as a player. I feel like I'm with a group of guys that are like my best friends.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
This is the richest country in the world. There's no reason kids should be going to school hungry. Food is something that everyone should have. It just is.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
You entertain people who are satisfied. Hungry people can't be entertained - or people who are afraid. You can't entertain a man who has no food.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I'm always asked, 'What's the secret to success?' But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.
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Joe Biden
American President
People everywhere in the world are hungry for economic opportunity. And it's about a lot more than being able to make money.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
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Kevin Systrom
American Businessman
People are hungry for what's happening right now in the world.
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Patrice Motsepe
South African Businessman
Youth all over the world are very hungry to succeed.
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Morgan Brittany
American Actress
People are hungry for messages of hope and life.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.
Quote examples
Yannick Noah
French Athlete
It made me hungry. I feel like I'm in a program that really helped me individually as a player. I feel like I'm with a group of guys that are like my best friends.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
This is the richest country in the world. There's no reason kids should be going to school hungry. Food is something that everyone should have. It just is.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
You entertain people who are satisfied. Hungry people can't be entertained - or people who are afraid. You can't entertain a man who has no food.
Quote examples
Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I'm always asked, 'What's the secret to success?' But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.
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Joe Biden
American President
People everywhere in the world are hungry for economic opportunity. And it's about a lot more than being able to make money.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
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Kevin Systrom
American Businessman
People are hungry for what's happening right now in the world.
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Patrice Motsepe
South African Businessman
Youth all over the world are very hungry to succeed.
Quote examples
Morgan Brittany
American Actress
People are hungry for messages of hope and life.
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