eye hungrily

Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words

To look at something with intense desire or longing.

hungrilyVERB + hungrily

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eye

Examples (10)

  • The starving man eyed the loaf of bread hungrily.
  • After the long hike, we all eyed the pizza hungrily as it was brought to our table.
  • The young executive was eying the CEO's position hungrily.
  • From across the street, the thief eyed the jewels in the display window hungrily.
  • The runner-up eyed the championship trophy hungrily, vowing to win it next year.
  • As an aspiring writer, she eyed the vast library hungrily, eager to read every book.
  • The wolf eyes its prey hungrily from behind the bushes.
  • Fashion lovers will eye the new designer bags hungrily upon their release.
  • He couldn't help but eye her hungrily from across the crowded room.
  • The smaller company eyed the larger firm's market share hungrily, planning a takeover.