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'ungry

'ungry is the pronunciation spelling of hungry.

Meaning of hungry

Adjective

hungry (comparative hungrier, superlative hungriest)

  1. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
    • My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven’t got much money for food.
  2. Causing hunger.
    • All this gardening is hungry work.
  3. (figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.
    • young and hungry
  4. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
    • a hungry soil

Forms of 'ungry

comparative'ungrier
superlative'ungriest

Questions about 'ungry

What is 'ungry the pronunciation spelling of?
'ungry is the pronunciation spelling of hungry.

Words near 'ungry in the dictionary

  1. 'umour
  2. 'umours
  3. 'umra
  4. 'umras
  5. 'un
  6. 'ungry
  7. 'uns
  8. 'urried
  9. 'urries
  10. 'urry
  11. 'urrying

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