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starving
starve S0714000 (stärv)v. starved, starv·ing, starves v.intr.1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food.2. Informal To be hungry.3. To suffer from deprivation: a puppy starving for attention.4. Archaic To suffer or die from cold.v.tr.1. To cause to starve.2. To force to a specified state by starving: starved the town into submission.
[Middle English sterven, to die, from Old English steorfan; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]starving (ˈstɑːvɪŋ) adjinformal very hungry; ravenousThesaurus| Noun | 1. | starving - the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"starvationprivation, deprivation - act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights" | | Adj. | 1. | starving - suffering from lack of foodstarvedmalnourished - not being provided with adequate nourishment |
starvingadjective hungry, starved, ravenous, famished, hungering, sharp-set, esurient, faint from lack of food, ready to eat a horse (informal) Apart from anything else, I was starving.starvingadjectiveDesiring or craving food:famished, hungry, ravenous, voracious.TranslationsIdiomsSeestarveEncyclopediaSeestarvationstarving
Synonyms for starvingadj hungrySynonyms- hungry
- starved
- ravenous
- famished
- hungering
- sharp-set
- esurient
- faint from lack of food
- ready to eat a horse
Synonyms for starvingadj desiring or craving foodSynonyms- famished
- hungry
- ravenous
- voracious
Synonyms for starvingnoun the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famineSynonymsRelated Wordsadj suffering from lack of foodSynonymsRelated Words |