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hungered

USHUNG-gurd/ˈhʌŋɡɚd/UKHUNG-guhd/ˈhʌŋɡəd/

2 meanings of hungered

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of hunger. Use this form for wanting something strongly at an earlier time.

    As a child, he hungered for adventure and faraway places.

    The travelers hungered for fresh bread after days on the road.

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  2. 2
    adjectiveobsolete
    Feeling hungry and in need of food.

    Like the empty feeling in your stomach when you have not eaten all day.

    The hungered traveler begged for a crust of bread at the inn.

    [Our recruits] have much oftener an hungered and shabby appearance than a gaunty or reckless aspect. Many of them have no strong ties of affection or bright hopes in life.
    1865, Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal (page 2)Here, hungered means hungry, looking like they need food.
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hungered is a form of hunger

hunger, verb: To want something very much. Full entry

Forms
hungerhungers he/she/ithungering -ing formhungered past tense, past participle
Spelling
hunger → hungered: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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