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.
See also:
  • 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)