hungering
Aching for something
Hungering is the present participle of hunger, used as verb or adjective.
To hunger is to feel the need for food, but the word more often describes intense longing: hungering for justice, hungering after recognition.
As an adjective, it conveys ongoing craving: a hungering desire for connection, the hungering masses.
Intense prolonged craving
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- achingExperiencing dull pain
- piningAching with prolonged desire
hankering · thirsting · coveting · desiring · wanting · needing · urge · compulsion
Desire for food
- pangsSudden sharp sensations
- famishedIntensely, painfully hungry
- starvingSuffering extreme hunger
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
gnawing · stomach · fasting · malnourished · underfed · emptiness · subsistence · sustenance
Desire for achievement
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- driveOperate a vehicle
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- seekingAttempting to find
reaching · climbing · aspiring · motivated · determined · goal-oriented · purposeful · driven
Innermost animating essence
- meaningWhat something signifies
- purposeReason something exists
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
enlightenment · connection · belonging · faith · devotion · seeking · emptiness · void
Intense fond attachment
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- acceptanceConsent to receive
recognition · attention · approval · connection · companionship · belonging · touch · warmth
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
pining · hankering · thirsting · coveting · desiring · wanting · needing · urge · compulsion · fixation
appetite
Desire for food
ravenous · gnawing · stomach · fasting · malnourished · underfed · emptiness · subsistence · sustenance · deprivation
ambition
Desire for achievement
seeking · reaching · climbing · aspiring · motivated · determined · goal-oriented · purposeful · driven · quest
soul
Innermost animating essence
- meaningWhat something signifies
- purposeReason something exists
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
fulfillment · enlightenment · connection · belonging · faith · devotion · seeking · emptiness · void · restlessness
love
Intense fond attachment
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
acceptance · recognition · attention · approval · connection · companionship · belonging · touch · warmth · comfort