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hunger

How many syllables in hunger?

  2 syllables

Divide hunger into syllables:   hun-ger
Stressed syllable in hunger:   hun-ger
How to pronounce hunger:   huhng-ger
How to say hunger:

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Synonyms for hunger


1 syllable
  • crave
  • thirst
  • wish
  • need
  • want
  • yearn
2 syllables
  • craving
  • famine
  • long for
  • passion
  • yearning
  • desire
  • hanker
  • longing
  • thirst for
3 syllables
  • appetite
  • greediness
  • lack of food
  • food shortage
  • hankering
  • starvation
4 syllables
  • avidity
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What rhymes with hunger

2 syllables
  • monger
  • younger
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