hunger for (something)
hunger for (something)
To have an intense desire, yearning, or need for something. Even from a young age he hungered for knowledge, devouring any he could get his hands on. Growing up in such a small, secluded town, I constantly hungered for romance and adventure.
See also: hunger
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hunger for someone or something
to desire someone or something; to yearn for someone or something. I hunger for you. I want you madly. He looked at the cake and you could see he was hungering for it. The prisoner was consumed with a hunger for freedom.
See also: hunger
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hunger for
- thirst after (something)
- thirst for
- thirst for (something)
- yearning desire
- long for
- long for (someone or something)
- have an appetite for
- have an appetite for (something)
- pant for (someone or something)