hungering

Hunger \Hun"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hungered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Hungering}.] [OE. hungren, AS. hyngrian. See {Hunger},
   n.]
   1. To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of
      food; to be oppressed by hunger.
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   2. To have an eager desire; to long.
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            Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
            righteouness.                         --Matt. v. 6.
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29 Moby Thesaurus words for "hungering":
      athirst, consumed with desire, coveting, craving,
      devoured by desire, dog-hungry, empty, famished, famishing,
      fasting, fervid, half-famished, half-starved, hungry, itching,
      mad with lust, peckish, pinched with hunger, prurient, ravening,
      ravenous, sharp-set, starved, starving, thirsting, thirsty,
      unfilled, voracious, wolfish