hunger for
Yearn to possess
To hunger for something is to desire it intensely, the way a starving person craves food.
The object is usually abstract—recognition, justice, knowledge, connection: She hungered for approval from her father.
The phrase suggests a deep, persistent longing rather than casual wanting.
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- desireIntense wanting
- burning desireIntense emotional craving
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