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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

hungry

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

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What does hungry mean?

adjective

  1. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
  2. Causing hunger.
  3. (figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.
More meanings (1)

adjective

  1. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

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Then he discovered that he was hungry and the crackers and cheese he had provided for the Journey had all been eaten.
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThe Marvelous Land of OzProject Gutenberg ebook #54
I was reasonably hungry and thirsty by this time, not having tasted food or drink since the day prior to my incarceration.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe warlord of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #68
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I was pretty hungry, but it warn’t going to do for me to start a fire, because they might see the smoke.
Mark TwainAdventures of Huckleberry FinnProject Gutenberg ebook #76
It was late afternoon then, and he was hungry, but the dinner invitations hung out of the saloons were not for him.
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140
"Sara," she said in a timid, almost awe-stricken voice, "are--are--you never told me--I don't want to be rude, but--are YOU ever hungry?"
Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first timeProject Gutenberg ebook #146