Hunger and Wish

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Hunger noun - A strong wish for something.

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

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Wish is a synonym for hunger in desire topic. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead the word "Hunger" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hungry, hungered, hungering

Wish verb - To see fit.

Usage example: you're free to sit wherever you wish

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Hunger is a synonym for wish in desire topic. You can use "Hunger" instead the word "Wish" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

pure	pure hunger	pure wish
similar	similar hunger	similar wish
simple	simple hunger	simple wish
selfish	selfish hunger	selfish wish
Other adjectives: strong, new, permanent, desperate, extra.

In the dragon's poem is a line like "At times like these I wish I hadn't eaten my wife." He did so not out of hunger, but out of greed and paranoia regarding the gold.

Source: Monstrous Cannibalism
But I thank you, for I did not wish to end as I was, a vast thing, near mindless in hunger.

Source: Famous Last Words / Literature
While no one at this point would wish for death-based reality TV shows (probably), there are many Hunger Games fans who would love to see a non-lethal version of the Games brought to reality.

Source: Do Not Do This Cool Thing

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