noun
    
    plural -gers
    
    [noncount] a very great need for food :a severe lack of food
    
    
    
    
    
    an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach that is caused by the need for food
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a strong desire
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    from hunger
    
    US informal :of very bad quality :very poorly done
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -gers; -gered; -gering
    
    [no obj] literary :to have or feel a strong desire
    
    
    
    usually + after or for