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What is another word for hunger?

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Noun

A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat

A strong desire or craving

The quality of being eager or enthusiastic

A state or feeling of emptiness

The act of abstaining from, or eating very little, food

To have a desire (for)

To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure

To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

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Noun

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A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat

death from lack of food

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“Mothers quickly learn to distinguish a cry of hunger from one of discomfort or frustration and respond appropriately.”

Noun

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A strong desire or craving

ardor^US

fervor^US

ardour^UK

fervour^UK

favour^UK

favor^US

endeavour^UK

endeavor^US

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“However, I feel the need for a change and a hunger for new influences.”

Noun

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The quality of being eager or enthusiastic

ardour^UK

ardor^US

fervour^UK

fervor^US

vigour^UK

vigor^US

entrepreneurial spirit

favour^UK

favor^US

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“Hunger for power sees the conquest of others while hunger for knowledge sees our growth.”

Noun

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A state or feeling of emptiness

“Even my physical hunger, growing worse with each day, was a reprieve from the hunger in my soul.”

Noun

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The act of abstaining from, or eating very little, food

Verb

To have a desire (for)

be consumed with desire

be consumed with the desire

eat one's heart out over

be consumed with desire for

would give one's eyeteeth for

be burning

lick one's chops

regret the absence of

feel a longing

be eating one's heart out

be consumed with a desire

have one's heart set on

have a fancy

be desperate for

pine after

be unable to wait for

would give one's eye teeth

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“I would hunger for open country roads. My eyes would ache for the sight of long fields of clover and wheat and barley.”

Verb

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To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure

be unable to wait for

be enthusiastic about

await with anticipation

await with enthusiasm

enthusiastically await

anticipate with enthusiasm

anticipate with gusto

ardently anticipate

breathlessly anticipate

eagerly anticipate

earnestly anticipate

energetically anticipate

enthusiastically anticipate

expectantly anticipate

fervently anticipate

have your eye on

hungrily anticipate

impatiently anticipate

intently anticipate

longingly anticipate

spiritedly anticipate

thirstily anticipate

vigorously anticipate

zealously anticipate

anticipate with pleasure

be counting down the days to

be consumed with desire for

count the hours until

anticipate with anticipation

anticipate with eagerness

have one's heart set on

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Verb

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To deplete, or be depleted, in physical strength or energy

molder^US

moulder^UK

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