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hungerest

hungerest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of hunger.

Meaning of hunger

Verb

hunger (third-person singular simple present hungers, present participle hungering, simple past and past participle hungered)

  1. (intransitive) To be in need of food.
    • Therefore if thine enemie hunger, feed him: if he thirst, giue him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 12:20
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
    • I hungered for your love.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To make hungry; to famish.

See all 5 meanings of hunger

Origin of hungerest

hunger + -est

Questions about hungerest

What is hungerest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hungerest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of hunger.

Words near hungerest in the dictionary

  1. hunger-pains
  2. hungerbitten
  3. hungered
  4. hungerer
  5. hungerers
  6. hungerest
  7. hungereth
  8. Hungerford
  9. Hungerfords
  10. hungerful
  11. hungering

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