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hunger pains

hunger pains is the plural of hunger pain.

Meaning of hunger pain

Noun

hunger pain (countable and uncountable, plural hunger pains)

  1. Eggcorn of hunger pang.
    • Given a history of repeated, definite attacks of hunger pain and food ease, recurring each day at the same time after meals, and relieved by food or alkalies; with intervals of normal health; the attacks gradually' increasing in severity and frequence, a positive diagnosis of duodenal ulcer should...1910, New York State Journal of Medicine - Volumes 10-11, page 538

Questions about hunger pains

What is hunger pains the plural of?
Hunger pains is the plural of hunger pain.

Words near hunger pains in the dictionary

  1. hunger is the best seasoning
  2. hunger is the best spice
  3. hunger knock
  4. hunger moon
  5. hunger pain
  6. hunger pains
  7. hunger pang
  8. hunger pangs
  9. hunger sauce
  10. hunger stone
  11. hunger stones

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