hungrily

ADVERB

eagerly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actively ardently breathlessly cordially earnestly energetically enthusiastically fervently gladly heartily impatiently intently longingly promptly readily sincerely vigorously willingly zealously

STRONG

thirstily

WEAK

anticipatorily cravingly expectantly fiercely full tilt rapidly speedily spiritedly strenuously with enthusiasm with gusto zestfully

Antonyms

WEAK

grudgingly listlessly unwillingly

Example Sentences

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Hungrily they trudge to their upland hunting grounds at the end of winter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hungrily, Andeg dropped and struck, hard, killing the little animal and quickly eating it.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Hungrily they gathered round, pushing and scrambling like swine about the trough.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

Hungrily, my siblings gather around Pa, our bowls in hand.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Hungrily he scanned the horizon ahead, saw with leaping heart that it was no longer flat.

From World of the Drone by Abernathy, Robert