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Get to know Hungering better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Hungering in a sentence

Related words

Hungering | Hunger | Hungers | Hungered

Hungering meaning

present participle and gerund of hunger

Using Hungering

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hunger
  • In the example corpus, hungering often appears in combinations such as: hungering for.

Context around Hungering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

heads 1×

Sentence patterns with Hungering

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

had been hungering for this 1× hop heads hungering for a 1× people are hungering for narrative 1× we re hungering to fit 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in fact you 1× in general people 1× it turns out 1×

Common sentence endings:

a new sound 1× a social ideal 1× narrative he added 1× to the spiritual 1×

Words around Hungering

Just before it in the word index:

hungerford 29 hungered 2 hunger 1.367 hungbo 3 hungary 1.124 hungarorum 3

Just after it in the word index:

hungerpiller 2 hungers 5 hungover 35 hungrier 22 hungriest 6 hungrily 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Hungering

  • In this selection, "hungering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, heads stand out and add context to how "hungering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include had been hungering for this and hop heads hungering for a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hungering" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hungering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In general, people are hungering for narrative, he added. (9 words)

In fact, you could say it’s become worse: we’re no longer allowed to admit that we’re hungering to fit a social ideal. (25 words)

It turns out that a great many Americans had been hungering for this kind of transformation on many fronts, from the practical to the spiritual. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

One of the most distinctive voices to emerge from the Odd Future collective, writes music that courts controversy, confounds expectations, and delights hip-hop heads hungering for a new sound. (30 words)

In fact, you could say it’s become worse: we’re no longer allowed to admit that we’re hungering to fit a social ideal. (25 words)

It turns out that a great many Americans had been hungering for this kind of transformation on many fronts, from the practical to the spiritual. (25 words)

Example sentences (4)

In fact, you could say it’s become worse: we’re no longer allowed to admit that we’re hungering to fit a social ideal.

It turns out that a great many Americans had been hungering for this kind of transformation on many fronts, from the practical to the spiritual.

In general, people are hungering for narrative, he added.

One of the most distinctive voices to emerge from the Odd Future collective, writes music that courts controversy, confounds expectations, and delights hip-hop heads hungering for a new sound.

Common combinations with hungering

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hungering" in a sentence?
An example: "In fact, you could say it’s become worse: we’re no longer allowed to admit that we’re hungering to fit a social ideal." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "hungering" from authentic English texts.
What does "hungering" mean?
Hungering means: present participle and gerund of hunger
How many example sentences with "hungering" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "hungering", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.