Synonyms of hungering (for)

hungering (for)

verb

present participle of hunger (for)

as in craving

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

voters hungering for honest and upright leadership

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craving
• dying (for)
• wishing (for)
• itching (for)
• longing (for)
• sighing (for)
• yearning (for)
• thirsting (for)
• wanting
• pining (for)
• salivating (for)
• panting (after)
• aching (for)
• repining (for)
• lusting (for or after)
• hankering (for or after)
• jonesing (for)
• enjoying
• yenning (for)
• desiring
• setting one's heart on
• spoiling (for)
• coveting
• revelling (in)
• grooving (on)
• desiderating
• loving
• delighting (in)
• reveling (in)
• liking
• preferring
• admiring
• relishing
• fancying
• digging
• valuing
• favoring
• adoring
• appreciating
• treasuring
• cherishing
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• loathing
• abhorring
• detesting
• abominating
• refusing
• declining
• rejecting
• execrating
• spurning