Hunger and Want

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Hunger

Hunger noun - A strong wish for something.

Usage example: a lonely girl with a desperate hunger for love

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Want is a synonym for hunger in desire topic. In some cases you can use "Want" instead the word "Hunger" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like long for, other desire.

Nearby Words: hungry, hungered, hungering

Want

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

Usage example: I want a new car so badly!

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Hunger is a synonym for want in desire topic. You can use "Hunger" instead the word "Want" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as long for.

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

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pleasant	pleasant hunger	pleasant want
rival	rival hunger	rival want
constant	constant hunger	constant want
extreme	extreme hunger	extreme want
Other adjectives: great, enormous, horrible, new, desperate.

Both words in one sentence

Afterward, Susan, suffering blood-hunger due to her new half-vampire status, leaves Harry because she has trouble sorting out her new vampiric urges with her desire for Harry, and she doesn't want to hurt him.

Source: Anguished Declaration of Love
They want to experience mortal life and indulge in the emotions they are aligned with such as Rage, Sloth, Hunger, Desire, or Pride.

Source: Sense Freak
The Yeerk that would become Visser Three refused to become a Taxxon Controller because he didn't want to live with that hunger.

Source: One-Track-Minded Hunger

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