hungering
hungering is the present participle and gerund of hunger.
Meaning of hunger
Verb
hunger (third-person singular simple present hungers, present participle hungering, simple past and past participle hungered)
- 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
- To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
- I hungered for your love.
- To make hungry; to famish.
Noun
hungering (plural hungerings)
- The condition of one who hungers.
- [H]e findeth moreover revealed in him the Saviour of the World and the absolute neceſſity of cloſing with him, for life at the which he findeth hungerings and thirſtings after him, to which hungerings, &c., the promiſe is made.1680, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], 5th edition, Edinburgh: […] Iohn Cairns, […], →OCLC, page 80
Forms of hungering
| plural | hungerings |
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Words formed from hungering
Questions about hungering
- What does hungering mean?
- Hungering means the condition of one who hungers.
- What is hungering the present participle and gerund of?
- Hungering is the present participle and gerund of hunger.
- What part of speech is hungering?
- Hungering is a noun.
- What is the plural of hungering?
- The plural of hungering is hungerings.
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