What does "hunger" mean?
Hunger: Any strong eager desire. O sacred hunger of ambitious minds! Spenser. For hunger of my gold I die. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.
- 3.To have an eager desire; to long. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteouness. Matt. v.
- 4.To make hungry; to famish.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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