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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
hunger
/ˈhʌŋɡə/
noun1 of 2
feeling of needing to eat food
- “While feeding only on hope, you can die of hunger.”Tatoeba
- “The prisoners are threatening to go on a hunger strike.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To be in need of food.
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