Hungering
/ˈhʌŋ.ɡər.ɪŋ/noun
Experiencing or expressing a strong desire for food or something intensely desired.
Did you know?The deeper origin of hunger is uncertain, but historical linguists connect it with an old Germanic word for the painful bodily condition of needing food—not merely wanting a snack.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*hungruz
“Hunger; the painful condition of needing food”
Old English
Old English
hungor
“Hunger, famine, or intense desire for food”
Middle English
Middle English
hunger
“Physical need for food; deprivation or famine”
13th Century
English
hungeren
“To suffer hunger or desire food intensely”
Modern English
English
hungering
“Present participle of hunger; experiencing or expressing intense desire”
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