hungering
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Hunger \Hun"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hungered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hungering.] [OE. hungren, AS. hyngrian. See Hunger, n.]
1.To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger. [1913 Webster]
2.To have an eager desire; to long. [1913 Webster]
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteouness.— Matt. v. 6.[1913 Webster]