hungry

adjective

How many syllables in hungry?

There are 2 syllables in the word hungry.

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Divide hungry into syllables:

hun · gry

How to pronounce hungry:

Definition of hungry:

hungry (adjective):: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food.; feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food feeling hunger

Synonyms for hungry:

empty

esurient

famished

famishing

hollow

peckish

ravenous

sharp-set

starved

starving

supperless

voracious

Antonyms for hungry:

abundant

bloated

bursting

cloyed

complete

copious

entire

filled

full

full up

glutted

gorged

lined

loaded

moderate

quenched

replete

sated

satiate

satiated

satisfied

self-controlled

stuffed

sufficient

surfeited

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