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hungry
hungry
Meaning of hungry
English
feeling the need to eat
Deutsch
ein Bedürfnis nach Essen verspürend
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈhʌŋɡri/
American English
/ˈhʌŋɡri/
hungry with German translation
hungry usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German
I'm already hungry.
Ich bin schon hungrig.
🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German
Are the kids hungry?
Sind die Kinder hungrig?
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What's the difference between hungry, peckish, famished, and ravenous
P
🇬🇧English
peckish
A little hungry; informal, mainly British.
A2rare word
ENI'm a bit peckish, so I'll have a biscuit.
F
🇬🇧English
famished
Very hungry; slightly literary.
A2rare word
ENAfter the hike, we were famished.
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R
🇬🇧English
ravenous
Extremely hungry; literary.
A2rare word
ENHe was ravenous after the long flight.
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What does hungry mean?
feeling the need to eat
How do you pronounce hungry?
hungry is pronounced [ˈhʌŋɡri].
How is hungry used in a sentence?
Ich bin schon hungrig. Translation: I'm already hungry.
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