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ung meaning in English

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ung adjective

young [younger, youngest](in the early part of life or growth)
adjective
[UK: jʌŋ] [US: ˈjəŋ]

ungdom noun
{m}

kid [kids](young person (colloq.))
noun
[UK: ˈkɪd] [US: ˈkɪd]

youth [youths](quality or state of being young)
noun
[UK: juːθ] [US: ˈjuːθ]

ungdomskilde noun
{m}

fountain of youth(anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality)
noun

(Bokmål) andunge noun
{m}

duckling [ducklings](young duck)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌk.l̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈdʌk.l̩.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) bjørnunge noun
{m}

bear cub(young bear)
noun
[UK: beə(r) kʌb] [US: ˈber ˈkəb]

(Bokmål) blytung, tung adjective

saturnine(of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, etc.)
adjective
[UK: ˈsæ.tə.naɪn] [US: ˈsæ.tə.naɪn]

(Bokmål) fugleunge noun
{m}, kylling {m}

chick [chicks](young bird)
noun
[UK: tʃɪk] [US: ˈtʃɪk]

(Bokmål) glatt, litt for veltalende, rappmunnet, rapptunget adjective

glib [glibber, glibbest](having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding)
adjective
[UK: ɡlɪb] [US: ˈɡlɪb]

(Bokmål) grise, få grisunger verb

farrow [farrowed, farrowing, farrows](give birth to (a litter of piglets))
verb
[UK: ˈfæ.rəʊ] [US: ˈfeˌro.ʊ]

(Bokmål) gåsunge noun
{m}

gosling [goslings](young goose)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɒz.l̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡɒz.l̩.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) ha det på tungen, ha noe på tungen preposition

on the tip of one's tongue(known but not quite remembered)
preposition

(Bokmål) hunger noun
{m}

hunger(strong desire)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈhʌŋ.ɡər]

(Bokmål) hungersnød noun
{m} {f}

famine(extreme shortage of food in a region)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.mɪn] [US: ˈfæ.mən]

(Bokmål) hungersnød, matmangel noun

dearth(period when food is rare)
noun
[UK: dɜːθ] [US: ˈdɝːθ]

(Bokmål) hungrig adjective

hungry [hungrier, hungriest](eager, having a desire for something)
adjective
[UK: ˈhʌŋ.ɡri] [US: ˈhʌŋ.ɡri]

(Bokmål) lounge (hotel, airport, ship) noun
{m}

lounge(waiting room)
noun
[UK: laʊndʒ] [US: ˈlaʊndʒ]

(Bokmål) lunge noun
{m} {f}

lung [lungs](organ that extracts oxygen from the air)
noun
[UK: lʌŋ] [US: ˈləŋ]

(Bokmål) lunge- adjective

pulmonary(related to lungs)
adjective
[UK: ˈpʌl.mə.nə.ri] [US: ˈpʊl.mə.ˌne.ri]

(Bokmål) lungebetennelse noun
{m}

pneumonia [pneumonias](inflammation of the lungs)
noun
[UK: njuː.ˈməʊ.nɪə] [US: nuːˈmo.ʊ.njə]

(Bokmål) lungekreft noun
{m}

lung cancer [lung cancers](cancer of the lung(s))
noun
[UK: lʌŋ ˈkæn.sə(r)] [US: ˈləŋ ˈkæn.sər]

(Bokmål) løsunge noun
{m}, lauSunge {m}, baStard {m}

bastard [bastards](person born to unmarried parents)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.stəd] [US: ˈbæ.stərd]

(Bokmål) løveunge noun
{m}

lion cub(young lion)
noun

(Bokmål) mungo noun
{m}

mongoose [mongooses](small carnivore of the family Herpestidae)
noun
[UK: ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs] [US: ˈmɑːŋ.ɡuːs]

(Bokmål) obligat, tvungen, uten valgmulighet adjective

obligate(Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.blɪ.ɡeɪt] [US: ˈɑː.blə.ˌɡet]

(Bokmål) prakket, tungvint, upraktisk adjective

clunky [clunkier, clunkiest](ungainly and awkward to use)
adjective
[UK: ˈkləŋk.i] [US: ˈkləŋk.i]

(Bokmål) pung, skrotum noun
{m}

scrotum [scrota](the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles)
noun
[UK: ˈskrəʊ.təm] [US: ˈskroʊ.təm]

(Bokmål) pungdyr noun
{n}

marsupial [marsupials](mammal of which the female typically has a pouch)
noun
[UK: mɑː.ˈsuː.pɪəl] [US: marˈsuː.piəl]

(Bokmål) Republikken Ungarn proper noun
{m}

Republic of Hungary(former official name of Hungary)
proper noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈpʌ.blɪk əv ˈhʌŋ.ɡr̩i] [US: ri.ˈpʌ.blək əv hʌŋ.ɡr̩i]

(Bokmål) skrikerunge noun

crybaby(person whose feelings are easily hurt)
noun
[UK: ˈkraɪ.beɪ.bi] [US: ˈkraɪ.be.bi]

(Bokmål) sulten, hungrig adjective

hungry [hungrier, hungriest](affected by hunger; desirous of food)
adjective
[UK: ˈhʌŋ.ɡri] [US: ˈhʌŋ.ɡri]

(Bokmål) svaneunge noun
{m}

cygnet [cygnets](young of a swan)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪɡ.nɪt] [US: ˈsɪɡ.nɪt]

(Bokmål) tale i tunger, glossolalere verb

speak in tongues(speak in a language unknown to the speaker)
verb

(Bokmål) tigerunge noun
{m}

tiger cub(young tiger)
noun

(Bokmål) topptung (senses 1, 2, 4) adjective

top-heavy(having a high centre of gravity thus risk of toppling)
adjective
[UK: tɒp ˈhe.vi] [US: ˈtɑːp ˈhe.vi]

(Bokmål) tung, vektig adjective

heavy [heavier, heaviest](having great weight)
adjective
[UK: ˈhe.vi] [US: ˈhe.vi]

(Bokmål) tungekrøll noun
{m}

tongue-twister [tongue-twisters](phrase which is difficult to say)
noun
[UK: ˈtʌn twɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈtʌn twɪ.stər]

(Bokmål) tungekyss noun
{m} {n}, franSk kySS {m} {n}

French kiss(a kiss involving the tongue)
noun
[UK: frentʃ kɪs] [US: ˈfrentʃ ˈkɪs]

(Bokmål) tungetale noun
{m}, gloSSolali {m}

glossolalia(speaking in tongues)
noun

speaking in tongues(speaking in tongues; glossolalia)
noun

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