hunger

/หˆhสŒล‹ษกษš/

IPA: /HH AH1 NG G ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    A need or compelling desire for food.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Any strong desire.

    โ€œI have a hunger to win.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To be in need of food.

  2. 2

    (usually with 'for' or 'after') To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.

    โ€œI hungered for your love.โ€

  3. 3

    To make hungry; to famish.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hunger