hungry
adjective/ˈhʌŋɡri/
Frequency rank: #2,254 most common English word
Meaning
Feeling the need to eat.
Example sentence
After a long day, I was so hungry that I couldn't wait to eat dinner.
Synonyms & related words
- starving
- famished
- ravenous
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