hungering

  • 71hungerless — adj. not hungering, free from hunger …

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  • 72craving — n. Longing, hungering, yearning, hankering, strong desire …

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  • 73hunger — 1 noun 1 (U) lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death; starvation: Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. 2 (U) the feeling that you need to eat: Babies often cry from hunger. | hunger… …

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  • 74appetite — *desire, lust, passion, urge Analogous words: hungering or hunger, thirsting or thirst, yearning, longing (see LONG vb): craving, wishing, coveting (see DESIRE vb): impulse, spring, *motive: *cupidity, greed Contrasted words: abnegation, self… …

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  • 75athirst — avid, *eager, keen, anxious, agog Analogous words: thirsting, hungering, pining, yearning, longing (see LONG vb): craving, coveting or covetous, desiring or desirous (see corresponding verbs at DESIRE) Contrasted words: *indifferent, unconcerned …

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  • 76avid — *eager, keen, anxious, agog, athirst Analogous words: desiring or desirous, craving, coveting or covetous (see corresponding verbs at DESIRE): longing, yearning, pining, hankering, hungering, thirsting (see LONG vb) Antonyms: indifferent: averse… …

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  • 77desire — vb Desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean having a longing for something. Desire, wish, and want are often used with identical intent though in such situations (usually everyday ones) that the degree of intensity of longing or need is not at issue …

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  • 78donation — donation, benefaction, contribution, alms are comparable when they denote a gift of money or its equivalent for a charitable, philanthropic, or humanitarian object. Donation is freely used for such a gift {blood donations} {seeking small… …

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  • 79eager — eager, avid, keen, anxious, agog, athirst mean actuated by a strong and urgent desire or interest. Eager implies ardor and, often, enthusiasm; it frequently also connotes impatience {it is not a life for fiery and dominant natures, eager to… …

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  • 80lust — *desire, appetite, passion, urge Analogous words: *cupidity, greed, avarice, rapacity: yearning, longing, hankering, thirsting or thirst, hungering or hunger (see LONG vb): craving, coveting (see DESIRE vb): gusto, zest, *taste …

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