hungering vs hungry

hungering

noun
  • The condition of one who hungers. 

hungry

adj
  • Affected by hunger; having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach because you need food. 

  • Causing hunger. 

  • Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved. 

  • Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something. 

How often have the words hungering and hungry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )