# hungered

Pronunciation: US say "HUNG-gurd" /ˈhʌŋɡɚd/; UK say "HUNG-guhd" /ˈhʌŋɡəd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of hunger. — simple past and past participle of hunger
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of hunger. Use this form for wanting something strongly at an earlier time.
   - _The exiled poet hungered for the sound of his native language._
   - _Reformers had long hungered for change before the new laws finally passed._

## Adjective

2. Hungry; lacking and in need of food. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Feeling hungry and in need of food.
   - _The hungered masses crowded the marketplace hoping for grain._
   - _She gave what little she had to the hungered children at her door._

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