hungrily

Thân thiện

He ate the sandwich hungrily.

Definition

Adverb: - In a manner that shows a strong desire or need for food: This describes the way someone eats or approaches food when they are very hungry. - With eagerness or intense desire: This extends to showing great keenness or craving for something non-physical, such as information or an opportunity.

Usage Examples

• Showing a need for food:
  • The lost hikers ate the berries hungrily.
  • She looked hungrily at the freshly baked bread.
• Showing eagerness for something non-physical:
  • The students listened hungrily to the guest speaker's stories.
  • He read the news hungrily, searching for updates.

Advanced Usage

• "to watch hungrily": To observe with intense desire or anticipation.
  • The aspiring actors watched the director hungrily, hoping for a chance.
• "to devour information hungrily": To absorb knowledge or news with great eagerness.
  • The researcher hungrily devoured every new paper on the topic.

Variants and Related Words

• Hungry (adjective): Feeling or showing a need for food; having a strong desire.
  • He was hungry after the long journey.
  • She is hungry for success.
• Hunger (noun): A feeling of discomfort from lack of food; a strong desire.
  • The hunger for knowledge drove her studies.

Synonyms

• Ravenously: In an extremely hungry way.
• Eagerly: With keen interest or enthusiasm.
• Avidly: With great enthusiasm and interest.

Related Phrases

• Eat hungrily: To consume food in a voracious manner.
  • The workers sat down to eat hungrily after their shift.
• Await hungrily: To wait for something with great eagerness.
  • Fans awaited the sequel hungrily.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in the manner of someone who is very hungry
   • he pounced on the food hungrily

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ravenously